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Leonardo Fernandes de Sá

Leonardo Fernandes de Sá

Roman Catholic prelate

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

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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. [1]
    Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
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    Cheney, David M. "Bishop Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. [self-published]
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    Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 6.
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    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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