The Archdiocese of Braga ( la, Archidioecesis Bracarensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in Portugal. It is known for its use of the

Rite of Braga The Rite of Braga (or Bragan Rite) is a Catholic liturgical rite associated with the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal. History The Rite of Braga belonged to the Roman family of liturgical rites and took shape within the Archdiocese of Braga be ...

, a use of the

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distinct from the

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and other

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. A

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, its

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s are the dioceses of Aveiro, Bragança-Miranda,

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, Vila Real, and Viseu. The chief prelate of Braga is known as the Archbishop-Primate of Braga (''Arcebispo Primaz de Braga''), as the traditional holder of the

Primacy of the Spains The Primacy of the Spains ( pt, Primaz das Espanhas; es, Primado de las Españas, ca, Primat de les Espanyes) is the primacy of the Iberian Peninsula, historically known as Hispania or in the plural as the Spains. The Archbishop of Braga, in P ...

, claiming supremacy over all prelates of the whole

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; however in modern times, this title is only recognized in Portugal. The current archbishop-primate is

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, appointed in 2021.

History

The tradition that Peter of Rates, a disciple of

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, preached here, is handed down in the ancient Breviary of Braga (''Breviarium Bracarense'') and in that of

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; but this, as the Bollandists tell us, is due to the "credulity of the people of Braga, who have listed him in their modern (17th century) Martyrology." ''Paternus'' was certainly bishop of the see about 390. In its early period the Diocese of Braga produced the famous writer Paulus Orosius (

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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

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. 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

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at the same time that Orosius, who had been sent by Augustine, returned from consulting

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. It was through him that the priest Lucian of Caphar Gamala near Jerusalem made known to the West the discovery of the body of 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, and for his clergy and people, together with a relic of Saint Stephen. Avitus also attended the

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against

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(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

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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 Gallaecia before the sixth century. In fact, after the destruction of Astorga (433) by the

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, Braga was elevated to the dignity of a metropolitan see in the time of

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(440-461). Balconius was then its bishop and Agrestius,

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, 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

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(711), he retained the supremacy over all the sees of the province. In 1110

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restored Braga to its former metropolitan rank. When Portugal became independent, Braga assumed even greater importance. It contested with

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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

, Viseu, Bragança- Miranda do Douro, Aveiro, and Pinhel. In 1390 Braga was divided to make the

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, and in 1540 its territory was again divided to create the

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. The most famous of writers in this diocese is Bishop Martin who died in 580, noted for his wisdom.

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says of him that he was born in

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, visited the

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, and became the foremost scholar of his time.

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("De Viris illustribus", c. xxxv) tells us that he "was abbot of the

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near Braga, came to Gallaecia from the East, converted the

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inhabitants from the

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, 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." Braga having been destroyed by the Saracens, and restored in 1071, a succession of illustrious bishops occupied the see. Among these were ''Maurício Burdinho'' (1111–14), sent as legate to the

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(1118), and by him created antipope with the title of Gregory VIII; ''Pedro Juliano'', Archdeacon of

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, elected Bishop of Braga in 1274, created cardinal by

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in 1276, and finally elected pope under the name of

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; '' Bartholomew a Martyribus'' (1559–67), a Dominican, who in 1566, together with ''Father Luís de Sotomayor'', '' Francisco Foreiro'', and others, assisted at the

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; ''de Castro'', an

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(1589–1609), who consecrated the cathedral, 28 July 1592.

Aleixo de Meneses Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes or Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses (25 January 1559 – 3 May 1617) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, Archbishop of Braga, Portugal, and Viceroy of Portugal during the Philippine Dynasty. Biographical sketch Aleixo was ...

, also an Augustinian, was transferred to Braga from the archiepiscopal see of Goa. He had been appointed bishop to the

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of the

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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 as President of the Council of Castile. Three other bishops of note were ''Rodrigo da Cunha'' (1627–35), historian of the church in Portugal and author of a monograph on the Bishops and Archbishops of Braga; ''Rodrigo de Moura Teles'' (1704–28), who sponsored the restoration of the cathedral; and ''Diogo de Sousa'', bishop of Porto (1496-1505) and Archbishop of Braga (1505-1532), protector of the arts and sciences, who modernized and revitalized Braga with new constructions in the city and the ''Sé''. The Archbishop of Braga has claimed the title of '' Primate of the Spains'' ( Portuguese: ''Primaz das Espanhas'') as the oldest diocese on the

Bishops of Braga

from 45 to 600

: Peter of Rates (45-60) * : Basílio (60-95) * :

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(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 attested bishop * 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 (537-538) * * Profuturo II (538-550) * Eleutério (550-561) * * Lucrécio (561-562) *

Martin of Braga Martin of Braga (in Latin ''Martinus Bracarensis'', in Portuguese, known as ''Martinho de Dume'' 520–580 AD) was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal), a missionary, a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical ...

, Apostle of the

(562-579) * Pantardo (580-589) * Benigno (589-612) *

from 612 to 1108

* Tolobeu (612-633) * * Julião II (633-653) * Potâmio (653-656) * Fructuosus of Braga (656-660) * Manucino (660-661) * * Pancrácio (661-675) * * Leodegísio Julião or Leodecísio Julião (675-678) * Liúva (678-681) * Quirico (681-687) * * Faustino (688-693) * Félix (693-734?) ::''Bishop Felix was the last bishop residing in Braga, which was totally destroyed in 716, until the restoration of the bishopric in 1070. Due to the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, his successors were established in

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, in Galicia.

Bishops in Lugo

Victor of Braga Victor of Braga (died ), also known as Saint Victor ( pt, São Victor), was a Portuguese Christian martyr. His feast day is 12 April. Sources Victor's very existence has frequently been refuted. His story is based on the ''Breviary of Braga'', ...

: Erónio (736-737) * * Hermenegildo (737-738) * : Tiago (738-740) * : Odoário (740-780) ? Ascárico (780-811) * * Argimundo (821-832) * ? Nostiano (832) * : Ataúlfo (832-840) * Ferdizendo (Fridesindus) (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 or Gonçalo (942-950) ? Hermenegildo (951-985) : Pelágio or Paio (986-1003) : Diogo or Tiago (1003–1004) : Flaviano (1004–1017) : Pedro (1017–1058) : Maurelo (1058–1060) : Sigefredo (1060) : Vistrário (1060–1070)

Bishops in Braga

* Pedro I of Braga (1071–1093) * Gerald of Braga (1095–1109)

Archbishops of Braga

from 1109 to 1500

* Maurício Burdino (1109–1118) *

Paio Mendes Paio Mendes ( la, Pelagius, es, Pelayo; died 1137) was the Archbishop of Braga from 1118 until his death. He was an adherent of the cause of Afonso Henriques, Count of Portugal. In 1136 Paio attended the council of Burgos presided over by the le ...

(1118–1137) * João Peculiar (João I) (1139–1175) * Godinho (1176–1188) * Martinho Pires (Martinho I) (1189–1209) * Pedro Mendes (Pedro II) (1209–1212), elected * Estêvão Soares da Silva (1213–1228) * Silvester Godhino (1229–1244) :: Gualtério (1240–1245) * João Egas (1245–1255) :: Sancho (II) (1251–1265) * Martinho Geraldes (Martinho II)(1255–1271) * Pedro Julião (1272–1273) :: ancho (III) (1275)* Ordonho Alvares (1275–1278) * Tellius, O.Min. (Telo) (1278–1292) * Martinho Pires de Oliveira (Martinho III) (1295–1313) * João Martins de Soalhães (João III) (1313–1325) * Gonçalo (Gonçalves) Pereira (1326–1348) * Guilherme de la Garde (1349–1361) * João de Cardaillac (João IV) (1361–1371) * Vasco (1371–1372) : Martinho de Zamora (1372), elected, but not confirmed by the Pope * Lourenço Vicente (1374–1397) :: Petrus Laurentii (Avignon Obedience) (23 May 1384–1397?) :: João Garcia Manrique (1397–1398) (Avignon Obedience) * Martinho Afonso Piris da Charneca (1398–1416) * Fernando da Guerra (1417–1467) * Luís Pires (1468–1480) * João de Melo (1481) * João Galvão (1482–1485) * Cardinal

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, O.Cist. (Jorge II) (1486–1488) * Jorge da Costa (1488-1501), brother of his predecessor

from 1501 to 1703

* Cardinal

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(1501–1505) * Diogo de Sousa (Diogo I) (1505–1532) *

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, (

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, 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, O.E.S.A. (1588–1609), born Pedro de Castro *

Aleixo de Menezes Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes or Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses (25 January 1559 – 3 May 1617) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, Archbishop of Braga, Portugal, and Viceroy of Portugal during the Philippine Dynasty. Biographical sketch Aleixo was ...

(1612–1617) * Afonso Furtado de Mendonça (1618–1626) * Rodrigo da Cunha (1627–1635) * Sebastião de Matos de Noronha (1635–1641) : ''Sede vacante'' (1641–1670) :: Pedro de Lencastre (1654–1670), Administrator, not confirmed by the Pope *

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1615 births 1692 deaths 17th-century Italian cardinals {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub ...

(1670–1677) * Luís de Sousa (1677–1690) * José de Menezes (1692–1696) * João de Sousa (1696–1703),

from 1704 to present

* Rodrigo de Moura Teles (1704–1728) :''Sede Vacante'' (1728–1740) :: João da Mota e Silva, (Cardinal) (1732), elected, not confirmed by the Pope * José de Bragança (1740–1756) * Gaspar of Braganza (1758–1789) * Caetano Brandão, ''

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'' (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 Matos (Manuel III) (1915–1932) * António Bento Martins Júnior (António II) (1933–1963) *

Francisco Maria da Silva Francisco Maria da Silva (March 15, 1910—April 14, 1977) was a Portuguese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop-Primate of Braga from 1963 until his death. Biography Francisco da Silva was born in Murtosa, and was o ...

(1963–1977) * Eurico Dias Nogueira (1977–1999) *

Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga CGIH (born 5 March 1944) is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop-Primate of Braga from 1999 to 2021. Biography He was born in the Brufe neighborhood of Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipalit ...

(1999–2021) *

(2021- )"Resignations and Appointments" https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2021/12/03/211203a.html

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