Manuel Vieira de Matos

Manuel Vieira de Matos (22 March 1861 in Poiares, Peso da Régua, Portugal 28 September 1932 in Braga, Portugal) was Bishop of Guarda, Archbishop of Braga, and the founder of the Corpo Nacional de Escutas - Escutismo Católico Português.

On 1 April 1903 he became the Bishop of Guarda, and on 1 October 1914 he became Archbishop of Braga.

In Braga in 1923, Manuel Vieira de Matos and Dr. Avelino Gonçalves founded the largest Scouting organization in Portugal, the Corpo Nacional de Escutas - Escutismo Católico Português (CNE). In 1929 the organization was accepted as member by the World Scout Bureau.

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This article is based in part on material from the Portuguese Wikipedia.
Preceded by
Tomás Gomes de Almeida
Bishop of Guarda
19031914
Succeeded by
José Alves Mattoso
Preceded by
Manuel Baptista da Costa
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga
19141932
Succeeded by
António Bento Martins Júnior