Bishop Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes makes 5 pastoral appointments

Bishop Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes has appointed five priests to new roles within the Diocese of Coimbra for the 2026-2027 period.

Father Filipe José Miranda Diniz will serve as the spiritual assistant for the Coimbra diocesan branch of the Associação dos Médicos Católicos Portugueses and the Associação Católica dos Enfermeiros e Profissionais de Saúde. Father Fernando Rodrigues de Carvalho will act as the spiritual assistant for the Instituto Secular da Sagrada Família. Father Geraldo Kanjala Mário has been named chaplain for the Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Figueiró dos Vinhos.

Father Jorge Miguel Santos Carvalho will serve as the spiritual assistant for the Regia “Cenáculo do Espírito Santo” of the Legião de Maria. Father Maurício Santos Ferreira, also known by his religious name Alberto Maria da Cruz Santos Ferreira, will serve as parochial vicar for the Unidades Pastorais Salvitas, covering Lamarosa, Meãs do Campo, São Martinho de Árvore, São Silvestre, Tentúgal, Arazede, Gatões, Liceia, and Seixo de Gatões.