Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo (1630–1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Funchal (1683–1689) and the first Bishop of Olinda (1676–1683).[1][2]
Biography
Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo was born in Évora, Portugal in 1630 and ordained a priest on 15 Jun 1658.[2] On 16 Nov 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Olinda.[1][2] On 21 Mar 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Luis de Sousa, Archbishop of Lisbon.[2] On 27 Sep 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Funchal.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Funchal until his death on 20 May 1689.[1][2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Gaspar Barata de Mendonça, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1677); and
- José Antonio de Lencastre, Bishop of Miranda do Douro (1677).
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 295 and 206. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7]"Bishop Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017