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Most Reverend João Afonso de Albuquerque | |
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Bishop of Goa | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Goa |
In office | 1537–1553 |
Predecessor | Francisco de Melo |
Successor | Gaspar de Leão Pereira |
Orders | |
Consecration | On 13 Jan 1538 by Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas |
Personal details | |
Died | 28 Feb 1553 |
João Afonso de Albuquerque, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Goa (1537–1553). [1]
João de Albuquerque was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. [2] On 11 Apr 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Goa. [1] [2] On 13 Jan 1538, he was consecrated bishop in Lisbon by Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas, Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe, with Martinho de Portugal, Archbishop of Funchal, and Fernando de Menezes Coutinho e Vasconcellos, Bishop of Lamego, serving as co-consecrators. [2] He served as Bishop of Goa until his death on 28 Feb 1553. [1] [2]
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Most Reverend João Afonso de Albuquerque | |
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Bishop of Goa | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Goa |
In office | 1537–1553 |
Predecessor | Francisco de Melo |
Successor | Gaspar de Leão Pereira |
Orders | |
Consecration | On 13 Jan 1538 by Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas |
Personal details | |
Died | 28 Feb 1553 |
João Afonso de Albuquerque, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Goa (1537–1553). [1]
João de Albuquerque was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. [2] On 11 Apr 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Goa. [1] [2] On 13 Jan 1538, he was consecrated bishop in Lisbon by Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas, Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe, with Martinho de Portugal, Archbishop of Funchal, and Fernando de Menezes Coutinho e Vasconcellos, Bishop of Lamego, serving as co-consecrators. [2] He served as Bishop of Goa until his death on 28 Feb 1553. [1] [2]