Leonardo Fernandes de Sá

Most Reverend

Leonardo Fernandes de Sá
Bishop of Macau
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Macau
In office1578–1597
PredecessorMelchior Carneiro (administrator)
SuccessorJoão Pinto da Piedade
Personal details
Born
Cartaxo, Portugal
Died15 September 1597

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

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. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
  2. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. [self-published]
  3. ^ Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 6.
  4. ^ 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
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Melchior Carneiro
Administrator
 Bishop of Macau
1578–1597 		Succeeded by


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