Francisco de Melo (bishop)

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Francisco de Melo (died 1536) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was named as the first Bishop of Goa (1533–1536).[1]

Biography

On 31 Jan 1533, Francisco de Melo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Goa.[1][2] He never took possession of the diocese as he died in Evora, Portugal prior to his departure on 27 Apr 1536.[1][2][3]

  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Goa e Damão". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (India)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byNoneBishop of Goa 1533–1536Succeeded byJoão de Albuquerque

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 204. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de Mello". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]
  3. 3."Former Bishops and Archbishops". Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.