João Afonso de Albuquerque (bishop)

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João Afonso de Albuquerque, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Goa (1537–1553).[1]

Biography

João de Albuquerque was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 11 April 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Goa.[1][2] On 13 January 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 February 1553.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 204.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4]Cheney, David M. "Bishop João de Albuquerque, O.F.M. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022.