João Pinto da Piedade

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João Pinto da Piedade, O.P. (Latin: Joannes de Abrantes a Pictate) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1604–1623).[1]

Biography

João Pinto da Piedade was born in 1564 in Abrantes, Portugal.[2] He was ordained in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 30 Aug 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Macau.[1][2] In Nov 1604, he was consecrated bishop.[1][2] He arrived in India in 1605.[3] In 1615, he renounced his title[3] and left for Europe with fellow Dominican Antonio de Rosario replacing him as administrator (who was later appointed Bishop of Malacca).[4][5] His resignation was accepted by Pope Urban VIII on 27 October 1623.[3] He died on 28 Jun 1628.[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. 231.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5]Cheney, David M. "Bishop João Pinto da Piedade, O.P. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. [self-published]
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3]Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 6.
  4. 4.Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe. Taylor & Francis. May 2017. p. 170. ISBN 9781134802647.
  5. 5."June/July/August 1990".