João Pinto da Piedade

Most Reverend

João Pinto da Piedade
Bishop of Macau
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Macau
In office1604–1623
PredecessorLeonardo Fernandes de Sá
SuccessorJoão de Casal
Orders
ConsecrationNov 1604
Personal details
Born1564
Abrantes, Portugal
Died28 Jun 1628 (age 64)

João Pinto da Piedade, O.P. (Latin: Joannes de Abrantes a Pictate) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1604–1623).[1]

Biography

João Pinto da Piedade was born in 1564 in Abrantes, Portugal.[2] He was ordained in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 30 Aug 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Macau.[1][2] In Nov 1604, he was consecrated bishop.[1][2] He arrived in India in 1605.[3][clarify] In 1615, he renounced his title[3] and left for Europe with fellow Dominican Antonio de Rosario [pt] replacing him as administrator (who was later appointed Bishop of Malacca).[4][5] His resignation was accepted by Pope Urban VIII on 27 October 1623.[3] He died on 28 Jun 1628.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop João Pinto da Piedade, O.P. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. [self-published]
  3. ^ a b c Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 6.
  4. ^ Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe. Taylor & Francis. May 2017. p. 170. ISBN 9781134802647.
  5. ^ "June/July/August 1990".
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Macau
1604–1623 		Succeeded by


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