João Afonso de Albuquerque (bishop)

Most Reverend João Afonso de Albuquerque
Bishop of Goa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Goa
In office	1537–1553
Predecessor	Francisco de Melo
Successor	Gaspar de Leão Pereira
Orders
Consecration	On 13 Jan 1538 by Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas
Personal details
Died	28 Feb 1553

João Afonso de Albuquerque, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Goa (1537–1553).^[1]

Biography

João de Albuquerque was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[2] On 11 Apr 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Goa.^[1][2] On 13 Jan 1538, he was consecrated bishop in Lisbon by Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas, Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe, with Martinho de Portugal, Archbishop of Funchal, and Fernando de Menezes Coutinho e Vasconcellos, Bishop of Lamego, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Goa until his death on 28 Feb 1553.^[1][2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 204.
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop João de Albuquerque, O.F.M. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. ^{[self-published]}

External links

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Goa e Damão". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 9, 2021. ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (India)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 9, 2021. ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francisco de Melo Bishop-Elect	Bishop of Goa 1537–1553	Succeeded by Gaspar de Leão Pereira