Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga
is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
in Portugal
.
Its suffragans are the diocese of Aveiro, diocese of Bragança-Miranda, diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Lamego, diocese of Porto, diocese of Viana do Castelo, diocese of Vila Real, and diocese of Viseu.
, a disciple of St. James the Great, preached here, is handed down in the ancient Breviary of Braga (Breviarium Bracarense) and in that of Évora
; but this, as the Bollandist
s tell us, is purely traditional. Paternus was certainly bishop of the see about 390.
In its early period the Diocese of Braga produced the famous writer Paulus Orosius (fl.
418). At the beginning of the eighteenth century a contest was waged over the birthplace of Orosius, some claiming him for Braga and others for Tarragona
. The Marquis of Mondejar, with all the evidence in his favour, supported the claim of Braga; Dalmas, the chronicler of Catalonia, that of Tarragona.
Avitus of Braga, another writer of some importance, was a priest who went to the East to consult with St. Augustine at the same time that Orosius, who had been sent by St. Augustine, returned from consulting St. Jerome. It was through him that the priest, Lucian of Caphar Gamala near Jerusalem, made known to the West the discovery of the body of St. Stephen (December, 415). The Greek encyclical letter of Lucian was translated into Latin by Avitus and sent to Braga with another for the bishop, Balconius, his clergy, and people, together with a relic of St. Stephen. Avitus also attended the Council of Jerusalem
against Pelagius
(415). There were two others of the same name, men of note, who, however, wrought incalculable harm by introducing into these provinces the doctrines of Origen
and Victorinus of Poetovio.
Some have denied that Braga was a metropolitan see; others have attempted without sufficient evidence, however, to claim two metropolitan sees for Galaecia before the sixth century. In fact after the destruction of Astorga (433) by the Visigoths, Braga was elevated to the dignity of a metropolitan see in the time of St. Leo I (440-461). Balconius was then its bishop and Agrestius, Bishop of Luigi, was the metropolitan. At the latter's death the right of metropolitan rank was restored to the oldest bishop of the province, who was the bishop of Braga. From this time, until the Muslim conquest of Hispania
(711), he retained the supremacy over all the sees of the province.
In 1110 Pope Paschal II
restored Braga to its former metropolitan rank. When Portugal separated from Spain, Braga assumed even greater importance. It contested with Toledo
the primacy over all the Iberian sees, but the popes decided in favour of the latter city. Since it retained as suffragans the dioceses of Porto
, Coimbra
, Viseu
, Bragança-Miranda do Douro
, Aveiro
and Pinhel
. In 1390 Braga was divided to make the Archdiocese of Lisbon, and in 1540 its territory was again divided to create the Archdiocese of Evora.
There have been many very famous bishops and writers in this diocese. Among its earlier bishops, besides the traditional St. Peter already mentioned, the most famous is St. Martin of Braga who died in 580, noted for his wisdom and holiness. St. Gregory of Tours says of him (Hist. France, V, xxxvii) that he was born in Pannonia
, visited the Holy Land
, and became the foremost scholar of his time. St. Isidore of Seville ("De Viris illustribus", c. xxxv) tells us that he "was abbot of the monastery of Dumio
near Braga, came to Galicia from the East, converted the Suevic
inhabitants from the heresy
of Arianism
, taught them Catholic doctrine and discipline, strengthened their ecclesiastical organization , and founded monasteries. He also left a number of letters in which he recommended a reform of manners, a life of faith and prayer, and giving of alms, the constant practice of all virtues and the love of God." For his writings, see Otto Bardenhewer
, Patrologie (2nd ed., 1901), 579-581.
Braga having been destroyed by the Saracens, and restored in 1071, a succession of illustrious bishops occupied the see. Among these were Mauricio Burdinho (1111–14), sent as legate to the Emperor Henry V (1118), and by him created antipope with the title of Gregory VIII
; Pedro Juliano, Archdeacon of Lisbon
, elected Bishop of Braga in 1274, created cardinal by Gregory X in 1276, and finally elected pope under the name of John XXI
; Blessed Bartholomew a Martyribus (1559–67), a Dominican
, who in 1566, together with Father Luis de Sotomayor, Francisco Foreiro, and others, assisted at the Council of Trent
; de Castro, an Augustinian (1589–1609), who consecrated the cathedral, 28 July 1592.
Alex de Meneses, also an Augustinian, was transferred to Braga from the archiepiscopal see of Goa. He had been appointed bishop to the St. Thomas Christians of the Malabar Coast
in Farther India
and had forcibly Latinized them with the help of missionaries of the various religious orders. Under him was held the controversial anti-Council of Diamper (1599), for the establishment of the Church on the Malabar Coast. He died at Madrid in 1617 in his fifty-eighth year in the odour of sanctity, being then President of the Council of Castile
.
Three other bishops of note were Roderico de Cunha (1627–35), historian of the Church in Portugal; Roderico de Moura (1704–28), who restored the cathedral, and Cayetano Brandão, who was reputed a saint among the faithful.
Braga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
Its suffragans are the diocese of Aveiro, diocese of Bragança-Miranda, diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Lamego, diocese of Porto, diocese of Viana do Castelo, diocese of Vila Real, and diocese of Viseu.
History
The tradition that St. Peter of RatesPeter of Rates
Saint Peter of Rates , also known in English as Saint Peter of Braga, is traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga between the years 45 and 60. Tradition says he has been ordered to preach the Christian faith by Saint James the Great, and that Peter of Rates was martyred while...
, a disciple of St. James the Great, preached here, is handed down in the ancient Breviary of Braga (Breviarium Bracarense) and in that of Évora
Évora
Évora is a municipality in Portugal. It has total area of with a population of 55,619 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Évora District and capital of the Alentejo region. The municipality is composed of 19 civil parishes, and is located in Évora District....
; but this, as the Bollandist
Bollandist
The Bollandists are an association of scholars, philologists, and historians who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity. Their most important publication has been the Acta Sanctorum...
s tell us, is purely traditional. Paternus was certainly bishop of the see about 390.
In its early period the Diocese of Braga produced the famous writer Paulus Orosius (fl.
Floruit
Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
418). At the beginning of the eighteenth century a contest was waged over the birthplace of Orosius, some claiming him for Braga and others for Tarragona
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
. The Marquis of Mondejar, with all the evidence in his favour, supported the claim of Braga; Dalmas, the chronicler of Catalonia, that of Tarragona.
Avitus of Braga, another writer of some importance, was a priest who went to the East to consult with St. Augustine at the same time that Orosius, who had been sent by St. Augustine, returned from consulting St. Jerome. It was through him that the priest, Lucian of Caphar Gamala near Jerusalem, made known to the West the discovery of the body of St. Stephen (December, 415). The Greek encyclical letter of Lucian was translated into Latin by Avitus and sent to Braga with another for the bishop, Balconius, his clergy, and people, together with a relic of St. Stephen. Avitus also attended the Council of Jerusalem
Council of Jerusalem
The Council of Jerusalem is a name applied by historians and theologians to an Early Christian council that was held in Jerusalem and dated to around the year 50. It is considered by Catholics and Orthodox to be a prototype and forerunner of the later Ecumenical Councils...
against Pelagius
Pelagius
Pelagius was an ascetic who denied the need for divine aid in performing good works. For him, the only grace necessary was the declaration of the law; humans were not wounded by Adam's sin and were perfectly able to fulfill the law apart from any divine aid...
(415). There were two others of the same name, men of note, who, however, wrought incalculable harm by introducing into these provinces the doctrines of Origen
Origen
Origen , or Origen Adamantius, 184/5–253/4, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church. As early as the fourth century, his orthodoxy was suspect, in part because he believed in the pre-existence of souls...
and Victorinus of Poetovio.
Some have denied that Braga was a metropolitan see; others have attempted without sufficient evidence, however, to claim two metropolitan sees for Galaecia before the sixth century. In fact after the destruction of Astorga (433) by the Visigoths, Braga was elevated to the dignity of a metropolitan see in the time of St. Leo I (440-461). Balconius was then its bishop and Agrestius, Bishop of Luigi, was the metropolitan. At the latter's death the right of metropolitan rank was restored to the oldest bishop of the province, who was the bishop of Braga. From this time, until the Muslim conquest of Hispania
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
The Umayyad conquest of Hispania is the initial Islamic Ummayad Caliphate's conquest, between 711 and 718, of the Christian Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania, centered in the Iberian Peninsula, which was known to them under the Arabic name al-Andalus....
(711), he retained the supremacy over all the sees of the province.
In 1110 Pope Paschal II
Pope Paschal II
Pope Paschal II , born Ranierius, was Pope from August 13, 1099, until his death. A monk of the Cluniac order, he was created cardinal priest of the Titulus S...
restored Braga to its former metropolitan rank. When Portugal separated from Spain, Braga assumed even greater importance. It contested with Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
the primacy over all the Iberian sees, but the popes decided in favour of the latter city. Since it retained as suffragans the dioceses of Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
, Viseu
Viseu
Viseu is both a city and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 99,593 , and the city proper has 47,250...
, Bragança-Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro or Miranda de l Douro , is a city in Miranda do Douro Municipality, district of Bragança, Portugal.The city has a population of 1,960.-General information:...
, Aveiro
Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro has existed since 1938. In that year it was formed as territories taken from the historical diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Porto and diocese of Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga....
and Pinhel
Pinhel
Pinhel is a municipality in Centro Region, Beira Interior Norte Subregion, Portugal with a total area of 484.5 km² and a total population of 10,436 inhabitants.The city of Pinhel has about 3.500 inhabitants....
. In 1390 Braga was divided to make the Archdiocese of Lisbon, and in 1540 its territory was again divided to create the Archdiocese of Evora.
There have been many very famous bishops and writers in this diocese. Among its earlier bishops, besides the traditional St. Peter already mentioned, the most famous is St. Martin of Braga who died in 580, noted for his wisdom and holiness. St. Gregory of Tours says of him (Hist. France, V, xxxvii) that he was born in Pannonia
Pannonia
Pannonia was an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia....
, visited the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
, and became the foremost scholar of his time. St. Isidore of Seville ("De Viris illustribus", c. xxxv) tells us that he "was abbot of the monastery of Dumio
Dumio
The Monastery of Dumio , is a former paleo-Christian monastery in the civil parish of Dume, municipality of Braga, in northwestern portio of Portugal. Originally a Roman villa, it was the base of a basilica by Suebi tribes, and later Christian monastery headed by Martin of Braga in the 6th century...
near Braga, came to Galicia from the East, converted the Suevic
Suebi
The Suebi or Suevi were a group of Germanic peoples who were first mentioned by Julius Caesar in connection with Ariovistus' campaign, c...
inhabitants from the heresy
Heresy
Heresy is a controversial or novel change to a system of beliefs, especially a religion, that conflicts with established dogma. It is distinct from apostasy, which is the formal denunciation of one's religion, principles or cause, and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward religion...
of Arianism
Arianism
Arianism is the theological teaching attributed to Arius , a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt, concerning the relationship of the entities of the Trinity and the precise nature of the Son of God as being a subordinate entity to God the Father...
, taught them Catholic doctrine and discipline, strengthened their ecclesiastical organization , and founded monasteries. He also left a number of letters in which he recommended a reform of manners, a life of faith and prayer, and giving of alms, the constant practice of all virtues and the love of God." For his writings, see Otto Bardenhewer
Otto Bardenhewer
Bertram Otto Bardenhewer was a German Catholic patrologist. His Geschichte der altkirchlichen Literatur is a standard work, re-issued in 2008...
, Patrologie (2nd ed., 1901), 579-581.
Braga having been destroyed by the Saracens, and restored in 1071, a succession of illustrious bishops occupied the see. Among these were Mauricio Burdinho (1111–14), sent as legate to the Emperor Henry V (1118), and by him created antipope with the title of Gregory VIII
Antipope Gregory VIII
Gregory VIII , born Mauritius Burdinus , was antipope from 10 March 1118 until 22 April 1121.He was born in the Limousin, part of Aquitaine, Occitania, France. He was educated at Cluny, at Limoges, and in Castile, where he was a deacon at Toledo. In 1098/1099 his Cluniac connections recommended him...
; Pedro Juliano, Archdeacon of Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, elected Bishop of Braga in 1274, created cardinal by Gregory X in 1276, and finally elected pope under the name of John XXI
Pope John XXI
Pope John XXI, , born Pedro Julião Pope John XXI, , born Pedro Julião Pope John XXI, , born Pedro Julião (Latin, Petrus Iulianus (c. 1215 – May 20, 1277), a Portuguese also called Pedro Hispano (Latin, Petrus Hispanus; English, Peter of Spain), was Pope from 1276 until his death about eight...
; Blessed Bartholomew a Martyribus (1559–67), a Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
, who in 1566, together with Father Luis de Sotomayor, Francisco Foreiro, and others, assisted at the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
; de Castro, an Augustinian (1589–1609), who consecrated the cathedral, 28 July 1592.
Alex de Meneses, also an Augustinian, was transferred to Braga from the archiepiscopal see of Goa. He had been appointed bishop to the St. Thomas Christians of the Malabar Coast
Malabar Coast
The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Geographically, it comprises the wettest regions of southern India, as the Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains, especially on their westward-facing mountain...
in Farther India
Farther India
Farther India, or Ultraindia, is an old term, now rarely used, for Southeast Asia, seen in colonial days from Europe as the part of the Far East beyond the Indian subcontinent, but south of China....
and had forcibly Latinized them with the help of missionaries of the various religious orders. Under him was held the controversial anti-Council of Diamper (1599), for the establishment of the Church on the Malabar Coast. He died at Madrid in 1617 in his fifty-eighth year in the odour of sanctity, being then President of the Council of Castile
Council of Castile
The Council of Castile , known earlier as the Royal Council , was a ruling body and key part of the domestic government of the Crown of Castile, second only to the monarch himself. It was established under Queen Isabella I in 1480 as the chief body dealing with administrative and judicial matters...
.
Three other bishops of note were Roderico de Cunha (1627–35), historian of the Church in Portugal; Roderico de Moura (1704–28), who restored the cathedral, and Cayetano Brandão, who was reputed a saint among the faithful.
List of Bishops of Braga
- São Pedro de RatesPeter of RatesSaint Peter of Rates , also known in English as Saint Peter of Braga, is traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga between the years 45 and 60. Tradition says he has been ordered to preach the Christian faith by Saint James the Great, and that Peter of Rates was martyred while...
(45-60) * - Basílio (60-95) *
- Santo Ovídio (95-130) *
- Policarpo (130-200) *
- Serfriano (200-230) *
- Fabião (230-245) *
- Félix (245-263) *
- Secundo (263-268) *
- Caledónio (268-270) *
- Narciso (270-275) *
- Paterno I (275-290) *
- Grato (290-299) *
- Salomão (299-300) *
- Sinágrio (300-326) *
- Lenóncio (326-328) *
- Apolónio (328-366) *
- Idácio I (366-381) *
- Lampádio (381-400) *
- Paterno II (400-405), the first bishop referenced in history
- Profuturo I (405-410) *
- Pancraciano (410-417) *
- Balcónio (417-456)
- Valério (456-494) *
- Idácio II (494-518) *
- Apolinário (518-524) *
- Castino (524-525)*
- Valério (525-527) *
- Ausberto (527-537) *
- Julião I (537537Year 537 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Second year after the Consulship of Belisarius...
-538) * - Profuturo II (538-550)
- Eleutério (550-561) *
- Lucrécio (561-562)
- São Martinho de Dume e Braga, Apóstolo dos Suevos (562-579)
- Pantardo (580-589)
- Benigno (589-612) *
- Tolobeu (612-633) *
- Julião II (633-653)
- Potâmio (653-656)
- São Frutuoso de Dume e Braga (656-660)
- Manucino (660-661) *
- Pancrácio (661-675) *
- Leodegísio Julião ou Leodecísio Julião (675-678)
- Liúva (678-681)
- Quirico (681-687) *
- Faustino (688-693)
- São Félix Torcato (693-734), the last bishop residing in Braga until the restoration of the bishopric in 1070, due to the Musulman invasion of the Iberian Peninsula; his successors were established in LugoLugo (province)Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea .The population is 356,595 , of...
, in Galicia - São Vítor de Braga (734-736)
- Erónio (736-737) *
- Hermenegildo (737-738) *
- Tiago (738-740) *
- Odoário (740-780)
- AscáricoAscaric, Archbishop of BragaAscaric was either the Bishop of Astorga or the Archbishop of Braga. He was condemned in the third letter letter of Pope Hadrian I for adoptionism sometime between 785 and 791 . His Epistula ad Tuseredum , explaining the resurrection of the body, places him in the Kingdom of Asturias at the time...
(780-811) * - Argimundo (821-832) *
- Nostiano (832) *
- Ataúlfo (832-840)
- Ferdizendo (840-842) *
- Dulcídio (842-850) *
- Gladila (850-867)
- Gomado (867-875) *
- Flaviano Recaredo (875-881)
- Flaiano (881-889) *
- Argimiro (889-910) *
- Teodomiro (910-924) *
- Hero (924-930)
- Silvatano (930-942) *
- Gundisalvo ou Gonçalo (942-950)
- Hermenegildo (951-985)
- Pelágio ou Paio (986-1003)
- Diogo ou Tiago (1003–1004)
- Flaviano (1004–1017)
- Pedro (1017–1058)
- Maurelo (1058–1060)
- Sigefredo (1060)
- Vistrário (1060–1070)
List of Archbishops of Braga
- Pedro I de Braga (1071–1091)
- Geraldo de MoissacGerald of BragaGerald, born in Cahors, Gascony, was a Benedictine monk at Moissac, France. He later worked with the archbishop in Toledo, Spain, and served as cathedral choir director. He later became the reforming Bishop of Braga, Portugal in 1100. Stopped ecclesiastical investiture by laymen in his...
(1096–1108) - Maurício Burdino (1109–1118)
- Paio MendesPaio MendesPaio Mendes was the Archbishop of Braga from 1118 until his death. He was an adherent of Afonso Henriques, Count of Portugal.In 1136 he attended the council of Burgos presided over by the legate Guido Pisano...
(1118–1137) - João Peculiar (João I) (1139–1175)
- Godinho (1176–1188)
- Martinho (I) Pires (1189–1209)
- Pedro (II) Mendes (1209–1212), elected
- Estêvão Soares da Silva (1213–1228)
- Sancho (I) (1229)
- Silvestre Godinho (1229–1240)
- Gualtério (1240–1245)
- João (II) Egas (1245–1251)
- Sancho (II) (1251–1265)
- Martinho (II) Geraldes (1265–1271)
- Pedro Julião (Pedro III) (1272–1274), elected
- Sancho (III) (1275)
- Ordonho AlvaresOrdonho AlvaresOrdonho Alvares was a Spanish Cardinal of the Papal Curia.He was secular abbot of Husillos in 1274 and later becamearchbishop of Braga . As Cardinal he was bishop of Frascati and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals....
(CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
) (1275–1278) - Telo (1279–1292)
- Martinho Pires de Oliveira (Martinho III) (1295–1313)
- João Martins de Soalhães (João III) (1313–1325), former Bishop of Lisboa
- Gonçalo (Gonçalves) PereiraGonçalo (Gonçalves) PereiraDom Gonçalo Pereira, 97th Archbishop of Braga was a Portuguese clergyman, politician and audacious warrior.Raised at the palaces of King Denis of Portugal and student at the University of Salamanca, he returned to Portugal and was nominated Dean of the see of Porto and charged with negotiations...
(1326–1348), former Bishop of Évora and Bishop of Lisboa - Guilherme de la Garde (1349–1361)
- João (IV) de Cardaillac (1361–1371)
- Vasco (1371–1372), former Bishop of Lisboa
- Martinho de Zamora (Martinho IV) (1372), elected, not confirmed by the Pope. also Bishop of Silves and Bishop of Lisboa
- Lourenço Vicente (1374–1397)
- João (V) Garcia (1397–1398)
- Martinho Afonso de Miranda, or Martinho Afonso da Charneca, (Martinho V) (1398–1416), former Bishop of Coimbra
- Fernando da GuerraFernando da GuerraFernando da Guerra was a Portuguese ecclesiastic. He was successively bishop of Algarve , bishop of Porto and finally the first archbishop of Braga ....
(1417–1467), former Bishop of Algarve and Bishop of Porto - Luís (I) Pires (1468–1480)
- João (VI) de Melo (1481)
- João Galvão (João VII) (1482–1485), elected, also Bishop of Coimbra, Count of Arganil
- Jorge Vaz da Costa (Jorge II) (1486–1501)
- Jorge da CostaJorge da CostaHe held a very large number of ecclesiastical offices. He was Archbishop of Lisbon 1464-1500 and 108th Archbishop of Braga 1486-1501.He was the confessor of Afonso V of Portugal. From 1478 he was in exile in Rome, having clashed with John II of Portugal, at that point in power though not yet...
(Jorge III), (Cardinal) (1501–1505), known as Cardinal of Alpedrinha, administered the Diocese from RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... - Diogo de Sousa (Diogo I) (1505–1532)
- Henrique I de Portugal, (King of Portugal, Cardinal) (1533–1540)
- Diogo (II) da Silva, O.F.M. (1540–1541)
- Duarte de Portugal (1542–1543)
- Manuel (I) de Sousa (1545–1549)
- Frei Baltasar Limpo (1550–1558)
- Bartolomeu dos Mártires, O.P. (1559–1581)
- João (VIII) Afonso de Menezes (1581–1587)
- Agostinho de Jesus (1588–1609), born Pedro de Castro
- Aleixo de MenezesAleixo de MenezesAleixo de Menezes was Archbishop of Goa, Archbishop of Braga, Portugal, and Viceroy of Portugal during the Iberian Union.-Biographical sketch:Aleixo was born in 1559. It is known that he joined the Augustinians...
(1612–1617) - Afonso Furtado de Mendonça (1618–1626), also Bishop of Guarda, Bishop of Coimbra, Count of Arganil, Archbishop of Lisboa and Viceroy of Portugal
- Rodrigo da Cunha (Rodrigo I) (1627–1635), also Archbishop of Lisboa
- Sebastião de Matos de Noronha (1635–1641), also Bishop of Elvas; suspect of plotting against John IV of PortugalJohn IV of Portugal|-|John IV was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown and sparked the struggle for the throne of Portugal. John was nicknamed John the Restorer...
- Pedro de Lencastre (Pedro IV) (1654–1670), not confirmed by the Pope, former Bishop of Guarda and Archbishop of Évora, later Duke of AveiroDuke of AveiroThe Royal Dukedom of Aveiro was an aristocratic Portuguese title, granted in 1535 by King John III of Portugal to his 4th cousin, John of Lencastre, son of Infante George of Lencastre, a natural son of King John II of Portugal....
- Veríssimo de Lencastre (1670–1677)
- Luís de Sousa (Luís II) (1677–1690)
- José de Menezes (José I) (1690–1696)
- João de Sousa (João IX) (1696–1703), later Archbishop of Lisboa
- Rodrigo de Moura Teles (Rodrigo II) (1704–1728)
- João da Mota e Silva, (Cardinal) (1732), elected, not confirmed by the Pope
- José de Bragança (1741–1756)
- Gaspar de Bragança (1758–1789)
- Caetano Brandão, T.O.R. (1790–1805)
- José da Costa Torres (José III) (1807–1813)
- Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz, O.F.M. (1815–1827)
- Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo (Pedro V) (1843–1855)
- José Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura (José IV) (1856–1876)
- João Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa (João X), O.F.M. (1876–1883)
- António José de Freitas Honorato (António I) (1883–1898)
- Manuel Baptista da Costa (Manuel II) (1899–1913)
- Manuel Vieira de MatosManuel Vieira de MatosManuel Vieira de Matos was Bishop of Guarda, Archbishop of Braga, and the founder of the Corpo Nacional de Escutas - Escutismo Católico Português....
(Manuel III) (1915–1932) - António Bento Martins Júnior (António II) (1933–1963)
- Francisco Maria da SilvaFrancisco Maria da SilvaFrancisco Maria da Silva was a Portuguese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Braga from 1963 until his death.-Biography:...
(1963–1977) - Eurico Dias Nogueira (1977–1999)
- Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga (Jorge IV) (1999 - )