Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra which provides support to university students, who study in the University of Coimbra. The directorate of the association is composed almost entirely of tenured professors and Doctors at the University. Notable members have included include António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister (1932–1968) and dictator of Portugal. Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra The Diocese of Coimbra () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Coimbra, Portugal. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Braga. The first known bishop was Lucentius, who participated in the first council of Braga (563), the metropolitan See of Coimbra, until the latter was attached to the
Roman dictator signify that the "people", and not the consuls, were sovereign. After several years, the fear of impending war with both the Sabines and the Latin League, combined with widespread suspicion that one or both of the consuls favoured the restoration of the monarchy, led to the call for a "praetor maximus", or "dictator" ("one who gives orders"), akin to the supreme magistrate of other Latin towns. According to most authorities, the first dictator was Titus Lartius in 501 BC, who appointed Spurius Cassius his "magister equitum". Although there are indications that the term "praetor maximus" may have been used in