Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo

Most Reverend Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo
Bishop of Funchal
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Funchal
In office	1683–1689
Predecessor	António Telles da Silva
Successor	José Saldanha
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Olinda (1676–1683)
Orders
Consecration	21 Mar 1677 by Luis de Sousa
Personal details
Born	1630 Évora, Portugal
Died	20 May 1689 (age 59) Funchal, Portugal

Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo (1630–1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Funchal (1683–1689) and the first Bishop of Olinda (1676–1683).^[1][2]

Biography

Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo was born in Évora, Portugal in 1630 and ordained a priest on 15 Jun 1658.^[2] On 16 Nov 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Olinda.^[1][2] On 21 Mar 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Luis de Sousa, Archbishop of Lisbon.^[2] On 27 Sep 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Funchal.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Funchal until his death on 20 May 1689.^[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Gaspar Barata de Mendonça, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1677); and
• José Antonio de Lencastre, Bishop of Miranda do Douro (1677).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 295 and 206. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by None	Bishop of Olinda 1676–1683	Succeeded by João Duarte do Sacramento
Preceded by António Telles da Silva	Bishop of Funchal 1683–1689	Succeeded by José Saldanha