D. Joaquim Gonçalves (17 May 1936 – 31 December 2013) was a Portuguese

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 10 July 1960, Gonçalves was named bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Vila Real The Diocese of Vila Real () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It has existed since 1922. In that year it was formed from territories in the diocese of Bragança-Miranda, archdiocese of Braga, and diocese of Lamego. It ...

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on 19 January 1991 and retired on 17 May 2011.

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