Descrição heráldica: Escudo de púrpura, com espada abatida de ouro, entre uma estrela de sete raios de prata, à dextra, e um ramo de oliveira de prata, frutado de ouro, à sinistra.
Dom NunoBrásdaSilvaMartins (Vimeiro, Lourinhã, 12 May 1963), most often referred to simply as Dom Nuno Brás, is a Portuguese Catholic bishop and current bishop of Funchal, Madeira. [1 ]
Je sufragánní diecézí vůči arcidiecézi lisabonské. Diecéze zahrnuje souostroví Madeira. Důležitým centrem diecéze je kostel Panny Marie ve funchalské čtvrti Monte, kde je pohřben císař bl.
It was originally created on 12 June 1514 by the papal bull Pro excellenti præeminentia from Pope Leo X, following the elevation of Funchal from a village to the status of city, by King Manuel I of Portugal (Royal Decree of 21 August 1508).