Vicente do Espirito Santo

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Most Reverend

Vicente do Espirito Santo
Prelate of Goiás
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseTerritorial Prelature of Goiás
In office1782–1788
PredecessorNone
Successor
Orders
Ordination29 Sep 1754
Consecration30 Nov 1779
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Personal details
Born15 Oct 1730
Belém, Portugal
Died29 Nov 1788 (age 58)
Goiás, Brazil
Previous post(s)Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1778–1782)

Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. (1730–1788) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Prelate of Goiás (1782–1788) and Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1778–1782).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography[]

Vicente do Espirito Santo was born in Belém, Portugal on 15 Oct 1730 and ordained a deacon in the Order of Discalced Augustinians on 22 Sep 1754 and ordained a priest on 29 Sep 1754.[2] On 30 Dec 1778, he was selected as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe and confirmed by Pope Pius VI on 1 Mar 1779.[1][2] On 30 Nov 1779, he was consecrated bishop by , Titular Archbishop of Lacedaemonia, with , Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde, and , Bishop of Mariana, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 25 Nov 1782, he resigned as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe and shortly after was appointed by Pope Pius VI as the first Prelate of Goiás on 17 Dec 1782.[1][2] He served as Prelate of Goiás until his death on 29 Nov 1788.[2]

Episcopal succession[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 405 and 455. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017
  3. ^ "Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017
  4. ^ "Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 25, 2016
  5. ^ "Diocese of Goiás" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017
  6. ^ "Diocese of Goiás" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 25, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
1778–1782
Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
Prelate of Goiás
1782–1788
Succeeded by


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