João Afonso de Albuquerque (bishop)

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João Afonso de Albuquerque, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Goa (1537–1553).^[1]

João de Albuquerque was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[2] On 11 Apr 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Goa.^[1][2] On 13 Jan 1538, he was consecrated bishop in Lisbon by Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas, Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe, with Martinho de Portugal, Archbishop of Funchal, and Fernando de Menezes Coutinho e Vasconcellos, Bishop of Lamego, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Goa until his death on 28 Feb 1553.^[1][2]

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• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (India)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 9, 2021. ^{[self-published]}

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