Miguel Rangel, OFMCap (1541 – 16 August 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Angola e Congo (1596–1602).[1][2][3]
Biography
Miguel Rangel was born in Coimbra, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1581.[2] On 20 May 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Angola e Congo.[1][2] In 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Fabio Blondus de Montealto, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem.[2] He served as Bishop of Angola e Congo until his death on 16 August 1602.[1][2]
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 159. (in Latin)
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