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Leonardo Fernandes de Sá

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Leonardo Fernandes de Sá
O. Cist.
Bishop of Macau
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Macau
In office 1578–1597
Predecessor Melchior Carneiro (administrator)
Successor João Pinto da Piedade
Personal details
Born Cartaxo, Portugal
Died 15 September 1597
Denomination Roman Catholic

Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1578–1597).[1]

Biography

Leonardo Fernandes de Sá was born in Cartaxo, Portugal.[2] He was ordained in the Order of Cistercians.[2] On 27 Oct 1578 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Macau.[1][2] He arrived at Macau in 1581 replacing Melchior Carneiro, the Patriarch of Ethiopia, who was serving as administrator. He served as Bishop of Macau until his death on 15 Sep 1597.[3] The diocese was governed by Father Manuel de Aguiar from 1597–1599 and Miguel dos Santos from 1599–1607[4] until the arrival of João Pinto da Piedade.

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. [self-published]
  3. Back to citation Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 6.
  4. Back to citation Manuel, Teixeira (1940). Bispos e governadores do Bispado de Macau. p. 88. “O Depois da morte de D. Leonardo, governou a Diocese o P. Manuel de Aguiar e, logo a seguir, Frei Miguel dos Santos”
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