Bishops of Funchal
Original title: Bispos do Funchal
A chronological list of the 27 bishops (including one archbishop) who governed the diocese of Funchal from 1514 to 1914, with their years in office. Each prelate also has an individual entry in the Elucidário.
In this Elucidário we devote a separate article to each of the prelates who have guided the destinies of this diocese, but we think it useful to give here the complete list of them all, in chronological order and with the years in which they headed the episcopal administration of the archipelago.
- The first bishop was Dom Diogo Pinheiro (1514–1526)
- 2nd and first and only archbishop, Martinho de Portugal (1533–1547)
- 3rd Dom Friar Gaspar do Casal (1551–1556)
- 4th Dom Jorge de Lemos (1556–1569)
- 5th Dom Friar Fernando de Távora (1570–1573)
- 6th Dom Jerónimo Barreto (1574–1585)
- 7th Dom Luís Figueiredo de Lemos (1586–1608)
- 8th Dom Friar Lourenço de Távora (1610–1617)
- 9th Dom Jerónimo Fernando (1618–1650)
- 10th Dom Friar Gabriel de Almeida (1672–1674)
- 11th Dom Friar António Teles da Silva (1675–1682)
- 12th Dom Estêvão Brioso de Figueiredo (1681–1689)
- 13th Dom Friar José de Santa Maria (1690–1696)
- 14th Dom José de Sousa Castelo Branco (1698–1721)
- 15th Dom Friar Manuel Coutinho (1725–1738)
- 16th Dom Friar João do Nascimento (1711–1753)
- 17th Dom Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão (1757–1784)
- 18th Dom José da Costa Torres (1786–1796)
- 19th Dom Luís Rodrigues Vilares (1797–1810)
- 20th Dom João Joaquim Bernardino de Brito (1819–1820)
- 21st Dom Francisco José Rodrigues de Andrade (1821–1834)
- 22nd Dom José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa (1844–1848)
- 23rd Dom Manuel Martins Manso (1850–1858)
- 24th Dom Patrício Xavier de Moura (1859–1872)
- 25th Dom Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1871–1874)
- 26th Dom Manuel Agostinho Barreto (1877–1911)
- and 27th, Dom António Manuel Pereira Ribeiro (1914).
In this article
Time
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Pope Leo X's bull Pro excellenti praeeminentia created the diocese of Funchal, ending the Order of Christ's spiritual supremacy; the church became a cathedral, D. Diogo Pinheiro was named first bishop and Frei Nuno Cão first dean.
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D. Martinho de Portugal was appointed Archbishop of Funchal, the only holder of that title, governing until 1547.
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D. António Manuel Pereira Ribeiro became the 27th bishop of Funchal.
Place
Places mentioned · 01
- Funchal
Seat of the diocese whose bishops are listed.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
People
People mentioned · 27- Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos1837–1880
Twenty-fifth bishop of Funchal (1871–1874).
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Twenty-seventh bishop of Funchal, appointed in 1914.
- D. Diogo Pinheirod. 1526
First bishop of Funchal (1514–1526).
- D. Fernando de Távorad. 1577
Fifth bishop of Funchal (1570–1573).
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Eleventh bishop of Funchal (1675–1682).
- D. Fr. Gabriel de Almeidad. 1674
Tenth bishop of Funchal (1672–1674).
- D. Fr. Gaspar do Casal1512–1584
Third bishop of Funchal (1551–1556).
- D. Fr. Jorge de Lemosd. 1569
Fourth bishop of Funchal (1556–1569).
- D. Fr. José de Santa Mariad. 1708
Thirteenth bishop of Funchal (1690–1696).
- D. Frei João do Nascimento1897–1753
Sixteenth bishop of Funchal; his start year is printed as 1711, evidently an error for 1741, ending 1753.
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Seventeenth bishop of Funchal (1757–1784).
- D. Jerónimo Fernandod. 1650
Ninth bishop of Funchal (1618–1650).
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Twentieth bishop of Funchal (1819–1820).
- D. José da Costa Torresb. 1741
Eighteenth bishop of Funchal (1786–1796).
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Fourteenth bishop of Funchal (1698–1721).
- D. Lourenço de Távorad. 1629
Eighth bishop of Funchal (1610–1617).
- D. Luís Rodrigues de Vilaresd. 1810
Nineteenth bishop of Funchal (1797–1810).
- D. Manuel Agostinho Barreto1835–1911
Twenty-sixth bishop of Funchal (1877–1911).
- D. Manuel Coutinho1671–1742
Fifteenth bishop of Funchal (1725–1738).
- Estêvão Brioso de Figueiredod. 1689
Twelfth bishop of Funchal (1681–1689 as given).
- Francisco José Rodrigues de Andrade1761–1838
Twenty-first bishop of Funchal (1821–1834).
- Jerónimo Barreto1543–1589
Sixth bishop of Funchal (1574–1585).
- José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa1797–1862
Twenty-second bishop of Funchal (1844–1848).
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Seventh bishop of Funchal (1586–1608).
- Manuel Martins Manso1793–1878
Twenty-third bishop of Funchal (1850–1858).
- Martinho de Portugald. 1547
Second prelate and the first and only archbishop of Funchal (1533–1547).
- Patrício Xavier de Mourad. 1872
Twenty-fourth bishop of Funchal (1859–1872).