João de Casal, O.S.A. (Latin: Joannes do Casal) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1690–1735).[1]
Biography
João de Casal was born in Castelo de Vide,[2] province of Alentejo, Portugal in 1641.[3] He was ordained in the Order of Saint Augustine.[3] On 10 Apr 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Macau.[1][3] On 25 Jul 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Veríssimo de Lencastre, Archbishop Emeritus of Braga with Agostinho da Anunciação, Archbishop of Goa, and José Saldanha, Bishop of Funchal, serving as co-consecrators.[1][3] He took possession of the diocese on 20 June 1692.[2] He died on 20 Sep 1735.[3]
Episcopal succession
| Episcopal succession of João de Casal |
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| While bishop, he served as the principal consecrator of:[3] Alessandro Ciceri, Bishop of Nanking (1696);; Emmanuel a Santo Antonio, Bishop of Malacca (1705);; Sebastián Foronda, Titular Bishop of Calydon (1723); and; Eugénio Trigueiros, Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1727). He also served as the principal co-consecrator of:[3] St. Pedro Sanz y Jordá, Titular Bishop of Mauricastro (1730). |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 251. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2]Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 8.
- 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6][3.7]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Bishop João de Casal, O.S.A. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 22, 2022. [self-published]