José Francisco Sanches Alves

Portuguese priest
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Summary

José Francisco Sanches Alves is a human[1]. He was born in Sabugal[2]. He was born on April 20, 1941[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • José Francisco Sanches Alves was born in Sabugal[2].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's place of birth was Lajeosa[7].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves was born on April 20, 1941[3].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves held citizenship in Portugal[8].
  • Portuguese was José Francisco Sanches Alves's native language[9].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves held the position of bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco[10].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves held the position of titular bishop[11].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves held the position of Auxiliary bishop of Lisbon[12].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Evora[13].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves is recorded as male[15].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's Commons category is recorded as José Francisco Sanches Alves[17].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's family name is recorded as Sanches[18].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's given name is recorded as José[19].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[20].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Jose Francisco Sanches Alves'}[21].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's consecrator is recorded as Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia[22].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's consecrator is recorded as José Policarpo[23].
  • José Francisco Sanches Alves's consecrator is recorded as Manuel Madureira Dias[24].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Sabugal[2], a municipality of Portugal[25], in Portugal[26], founded in 1296[27] and Lajeosa[7], a former freguesia of Portugal[28], in Portugal[29]. José Francisco Sanches Alves was born on April 20, 1941[3]. Portuguese was his native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco[10]; titular bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[30]; Auxiliary bishop of Lisbon[12]; and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Evora[13].

Personal Life

José Francisco Sanches Alves's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Why It Matters

José Francisco Sanches Alves is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

FAQs

Where was José Francisco Sanches Alves born?

José Francisco Sanches Alves was born in Sabugal[2].

What did José Francisco Sanches Alves do for work?

José Francisco Sanches Alves worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Sabugal, Lajeosa
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'fi', 'pl', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 6w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Portuguese
    Place of birth → Sabugal, Lajeosa
    Native language → Portuguese
    Family name → Sanches
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Given name: José, fix redirect José → José ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/4d23da58a37f|details]])"
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