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João de Sahagún

João de Sahagún

Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe

João de Sahagún, O.A.D. (1668–1730) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1709–1730).[1][2][3][4]

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Biography

João de Sahagún was born in Melres, Portugal on 9 Apr 1668 and ordained a priest in the Order of Discalced Augustinians.[2][4] On 22 Jul 1709, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe.[1][2][4] In 1710, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe until his death on 12 Oct 1730.[1][2][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 378. (in Latin)
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    "Bishop João de Sahagún, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
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    "Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017
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    "Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 25, 2016
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