Fr. Pedro Fernandes, Spiritan Missionary Appointed Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco
Rome, 7 October 2025 — The Vatican Press Office has announced the appointment of Fr. Pedro Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes, C.S.Sp., of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans), as Bishop of the Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal. Born on 22 June 1969 in the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Amparo de Benfica, Lisbon, Fr.…