Manoel Pereira

Manoel Pereira, O.P. (1625–1688) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (1675–1680).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Manoel Pereira
Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
In office1675–1680
PredecessorManuel Pessoa de Figueiredo
SuccessorJosé de Barros Alarcão
Orders
Ordinationby César d'Estrées
Consecration10 Jan 1677
Personal details
Born22 Jan 1625
Lisbon, Portugal
Died6 Jan 1688 (age 62)

Biography

Manoel Pereira was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 22 Jan 1625 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 16 Nov 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.[1][2] On 10 Jan 1677, he was consecrated bishop by César d'Estrées, Bishop of Laon, with Francesco Casati, Titular Archbishop of Trapezus, and Michael Angelus Broglia, Bishop of Vercelli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He resigned in 1680.[2] He died on 6 Jan 1688.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

  • Juan Tomás de Rocaberti, Archbishop of Valencia (1677);
  • Domingos de Gusmão, Bishop of Leiria (1678);
  • João da Madre de Deus Araújo, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1682);
  • Valerio de São Raimundo, Bishop of Elvas (1683);
  • João de Sousa, Bishop of Porto (1684);
  • Simão da Gama, Bishop of Faro (1685);
  • Alberto de São Gonçalo da Silva, Archbishop of Goa (1686);
  • Manoel da Ressurreição, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1687);
  • Victorino do Porto, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (1687); and
  • João Franco de Oliveira, Bishop of Angola e Congo (1687).

References
  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 348. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Manoel Pereira, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
  3. Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Manuel Pessoa de Figueiredo		 Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
1675–1680		 Succeeded by
José de Barros Alarcão


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