Etienne de Brito

Most Reverend
Etienne de Brito
Archbishop of Cranganore
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cranganore
In office 1624–1641
Predecessor Francis Ros
Successor Francisco Garcia Mendes
Orders
Ordination 1603
Consecration 29 September 1624
by Sebastião de São Pedro
Personal details
Born 1567
Estremoz, Portugal
Died 2 December 1641
Cranganore, India
Previous post Titular Bishop of Salona

Etienne de Brito, S.J. (1567–1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cranganore (1624–1641) and Titular Bishop of Salona (1621–1624).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Etienne de Brito was born in Estremoz, Portugal in 1567 and professed a priest in the Society of Jesus in 1603.[2] On 11 January 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Titular Bishop of Salona and Coadjutor Archbishop of Cranganore.[2] Om 18 February 1624, he succeeded to the bishopric.[1][2] On 29 September 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastião de São Pedro, Bishop of Cochin.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cranganore until his death on 2 December 1641.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 302 and 167. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Etienne de Brito, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 17, 2017
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Cranganore (Angamala)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Cranganor" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Salona (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Salona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Caesar Fedele		 Titular Bishop of Salona
1621–1624		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Pietro Volpi
Preceded by
Francis Ros		 Archbishop of Cranganore
1624–1641		 Succeeded by
Francisco Garcia Mendes


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