João Pinto da Piedade
| Most Reverend João Pinto da Piedade | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Macau | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Macau |
| In office | 1604–1623 |
| Predecessor | Leonardo Fernandes de Sá |
| Successor | João de Casal |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | Nov 1604 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1564 Abrantes, Portugal |
| Died | 28 Jun 1628 (age 64) |
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
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop João Pinto da Piedade, O.P. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. [self-published]
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 6.
- Back to citation Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe. Taylor & Francis. May 2017. p. 170. ISBN 9781134802647.
- Back to citation "June/July/August 1990".
External links
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Macau". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Macau 澳門". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]