António da Penha de França

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Most Reverend

Penha de França
Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of São Tomé and Príncipe
In office1699–1702
PredecessorTimóteo do Sacramento
SuccessorJoão de Sahagún
Orders
Consecration29 Jun 1700
by João Franco de Oliveira
Personal details
Born6 Nov 1649
Lisbon, Portugal
Died1702 (age 52)
São Tomé e Príncipe

Penha de França, O.A.D. (1649–1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1699–1702).[1][2][3][4]

Biography[edit]

Penha de França was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 6 Nov 1649 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum.[2] On 5 Oct 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe.[1][2] On 29 Jun 1700, he was consecrated bishop by João Franco de Oliveira, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia.[2] He served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe until his death in 1702.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 378. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Antonio da Penha de França, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 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
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
1699–1702 		Succeeded by


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