Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda, Portugal

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Diocese of Guarda
*Dioecesis Aegitaniensis*
Statistics
Country:	Portugal
Metropolitan:	Lisbon
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	6,758 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	260,700 (2006) 250,700 (96.2%)
Cathedral:	Sé Catedral
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Manuel da Rocha Felício

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda {Latin: Aegitanien(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Guarda in the Ecclesiastical province of Lisbon in Portugal .

1 History
2 Leadership
3 See also
4 Source

[edit] History

550: Established as Diocese of Egitânia
715: Suppressed
1199: Restored as Diocese of Guarda

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of Guarda (Roman rite)
- Bishop Manuel da Rocha Felício (since 2005.12.01)
- Bishop António dos Santos (1979.11.17 – 2005.12.01)
- Bishop Policarpo da Costa Vaz (高德華) (1960.07.09 – 1979.11.17)
- Bishop Domenico da Silva Gonçavles (1952.02.01 – 1960.06.04)
- Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso (1914.10.03 – 1952.02.01)
- Archbishop Manuel Vieira de Matos (1903.04.01 – 1914.10.01)
- Bishop Tommaso Gomes de Almeida (1883.08.09 – 1903.01.03)
- Bishop Manuel Martins Manso (1858.03.18 – 1878.12.01)
- Bishop Joaquim José Pacheco Sousa (1832 – 1857)
- Bishop Carlos de São José de Azevedo e Sousa (1824 – 1828)
- Bishop José António Pinto de Mendonça Arrais (1797 – 1822)
- Bishop Jerónimo Rogado de Carvalhal e Silva (1773 – 1797.02.19)
- Bishop Bernardo António de Melo Osório (1742 – 1774)
- Archbishop José Fialho, O. Cist. (1741.01.02 – 1741.03.18)
- Bishop João de Mendonça (1713 – 1736.08.02)
- Bishop António de Saldanha (1705 – 1711.06.28)
- Archbishop Rodrigo de Moura Telles (1694 – 1704)
- Bishop João de Mascarenhas (1691 – 1692.01.24)
- Archbishop Luís da Silva Teles (1685 – 1691)
- Bishop Álvaro de São Boaventura (1669 – 1672)
- Archbishop Pedro de Lencastre (1643 – 1648)
- Fr. Diogo Lobo (1640 – 1640)
- Bishop Dinis de Melo e Castro (1639 – 1639)
- Bishop Lopo de Sequeira Pereira (1632 – 1636.08.04)
- Bishop Francisco de Castro (1617 – 1630)
- Archbishop Afonso Furtado de Mendonça (1610.02.13 – 1616)
- Bishop Nuno de Noronha (1594 – 1608)
- Bishop João de Portugal (1556 – 1585)
- Bishop Cristóvão de Castro (1550 – 1552)
- Bishop Jorge de Melo (1519 – 1548)
- Cardinal Afonso de Portugal (1516.09.09 – 1519.02.23)
- Cardinal Miguel da Silva (Apostolic Administrator 1516 – 1519)
- Bishop Pedro Vaz Gavião (1496 – 1516)
- Bishop Álvaro de Chaves (1484 – 1496)
- Bishop Garcia de Menezes (Apostolic Administrator 1481 – 1484)
- Bishop Álvaro de Chaves (1479 – 1481)
- Bishop João Manuel Ferras (1477.03.17 – 1478)
- Bishop João Manuel, O. Carm. (1459.07.09 – 1476)
- Bishop Luís da Guerra (1427 – 1458)
- Bishop Gonçalo Vasques da Cunha (1397 – 1426)
- Bishop Gil (1397 – 1397)
- Bishop Afonso Ferraz (? – 1396)
- Bishop Vasco de Lamego (? – 1384)
- Bishop Afonso Correia (1367 – 1384)
- Bishop Gonçalo Martins (1367 – 1367)
- Bishop Vasco de Menezes (1362 – 1367)
- Bishop Gil Cabral de Viana (? – 1360)
- Bishop Estêvão Tristão (? – 1357)
- Bishop Lourenço (1349 – 1356)
- Bishop Afonso Dinis (1346 – 1347)
- Bishop Bartolomeu (1326 – 1345)
- Bishop Guterres (1322 – 1326)
- Bishop Martinho (1319 – 1322)
- Bishop Estêvão (1314 – 1316)
- Bishop Rodrigo (1313 – 1313)
- Bishop Vasco Martins de Alvelos (1302 – 1313.10.23)
- Bishop João Martins (1278 – 1301)
- Bishop Vasco (1267 – 1278)
- Bishop Rodrigo Fernandes (1248 – 1267)
- Bishop Vicente Hispano (1226 – 1248)
- Bishop Martinho Pais (1200 – 1225)
Bishops of Egitânia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rodrigo (1199 – 1199)
- Bishop Argesindo (? – 693)
- Bishop Monefonso (? – 688)
- Bishop Siclua (? – 666)
- Bishop Arménio (? – 646)
- Bishop Montésis (? – 638)
- Bishop Licério (? – 610)
- Bishop Comundo (? – 589)
- Bishop Adorico (? – 572?)