# Catholic Church appointments and activities in Portugal

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/catholic-church-appointments-and-activities-in-portugal
> Updated: 2026-10-26T20:45:36.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

Recent developments within the Portuguese Catholic Church include several pastoral appointments and community initiatives. In Repeses, Father José Mota was installed as parish priest by Bishop António Luciano of Viseu, succeeding Father António Henrique. Father Mota maintains his roles as rector of the Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo and chaplain of the CUF Viseu Hospital.

In Viseu, Padre Mário Ribeiro of the Congregation of the Mission was installed as the new parochial vicar of the Campo de Madalena Parish. During this ceremony, Bishop Luciano introduced the biennial pastoral program, ‘Escuta e Caminha’ (Listen and Walk). Additionally, in Tavira, the book ‘São Vicente de Paulo: do passado um presente’ was presented at the General Assembly of the Vincentian Conferences of the Algarve, focusing on the social legacy of Saint Vincent de Paul.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-26: Vicentian community activities in Portugal

Padre Mário Ribeiro has been installed as the new vicar in Viseu, while a new book exploring the social legacy of Saint Vincent de Paul was presented in Tavira.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/vicentian-community-activities-in-portugal

### 2026-09-28: Father José Mota installed as parish priest of Repeses

Father José Mota has been installed as the new parish priest of Repeses in Viseu, succeeding Father António Henrique, who returned to Rome for further studies.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/father-jos-mota-installed-as-parish-priest-of-repeses

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