Manoel Pereira

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Manoel Pereira, O.P. (1625–1688) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (1675–1680).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Manoel Pereira was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 22 Jan 1625 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 16 Nov 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.[1][2] On 10 Jan 1677, he was consecrated bishop by César d'Estrées, Bishop of Laon, with Francesco Casati, Titular Archbishop of Trapezus, and Michael Angelus Broglia, Bishop of Vercelli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He resigned in 1680.[2] He died on 6 Jan 1688.[2]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Manoel Pereira
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2] Juan Tomás de Rocaberti, Archbishop of Valencia (1677);; Domingos de Gusmão, Bishop of Leiria (1678);; João da Madre de Deus Araújo, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1682);; Valerio de São Raimundo, Bishop of Elvas (1683);; João de Sousa, Bishop of Porto (1684);; Simão da Gama, Bishop of Faro (1685);; Alberto de São Gonçalo da Silva, Archbishop of Goa (1686);; Manoel da Ressurreição, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1687);; Victorino do Porto, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (1687); and; João Franco de Oliveira, Bishop of Angola e Congo (1687).

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 348. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Manoel Pereira, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
  3. 3.Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
  4. 4.Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published