Diocese of Faro

DIOCESE OF FARO (Dioecesis Pharaonensis)

Country : Portugal
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1253 as Diocese of Silves
Renamed in 1577

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Arms of Bishops

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  Jerónimo Osório (1564-1580)

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  Afonso de Castelo-Branco (1581-1585)

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  Jerónimo II. Barreto (1585-1589)

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  Francisco I. Cano (1589-1594)

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  Fernando III. Martins de Mascarenhas (1595-1616)

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  João IX. Coutinho (1617-1626)

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  Francisco II. de Menezes (1627-1634)

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  Francisco III. Barreto (1634-1649)

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  Francisco IV. Barreto (1671-1679)

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  José I. de Menezes (1679-1685)

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  Simão da Gama (1685-1703)

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  António I. Pereira da Silva (1704-1715)

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  José II. Pereira de Lacerda (1716-1738)

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  Inácio I. de Santa Teresa (1741-1751)

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  Lourenço de Santa Maria (1752-1783)

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  André Teixeira Palha (1783-1786)

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  José Maria de Melo (1786-1789)

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  Francisco Gomes do Avelar (1789-1816)

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  Joaquim de Sant'Ana Carvalho (1820-1823)

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  Inocêncio António das Neves Portugal (1824)

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  Bernardo António de Figueiredo (1825-1838)

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  António II. Bernardo da Fonseca Moniz (1844-1854)

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  Carlos Cristóvão Genuês Pereira (1855-1863)

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  Inácio do Nascimento Morais Cardoso (1863-1871)

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  António Mendes Bello (1884-1908)

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  António Barbosa Leão (1908-1919)

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  Marcelino António Maria Franco (1920-1955)

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  Francisco VI. Fernandes Rendeiro (1955-1966)

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  Julio Tavares Rebimbas (1966-1972)

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  Florentino de Andrade e Silva (1972-1977)

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  Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa (1977-1988)

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  Manuel Madureira Dias (1988-2004)

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  Manuel Neto Quintas (2004--present)

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