Leandro de Santo Agostinho da Piedade

Leandro de Santo Agostinho da Piedade, O.A.D. (1688–1740) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1738–1740).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Leandro de Santo Agostinho da Piedade
Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of São Tomé
In office1738–1740
PredecessorJoão de Sahagún
SuccessorTomas Luiz da Conceição
Orders
Ordination31 Dec 1712
Consecration25 Jan 1739
by Tomás de Almeida
Personal details
Born14 Nov 1688
Died1740

Biography

Leandro de Santo Agostinho da Piedade was born on 14 Nov 1688 in Lisbon, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of Discalced Augustinians on 31 Dec 1712.[2][4] He was ordained a deacon in the order on 27 Dec 1713.[1] On 21 Jul 1738, he was selected as the Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe and confirmed by Pope Clement XII on 3 Sep 1738.[1][2] On 25 Jan 1739, he was consecrated bishop by Tomás de Almeida, Patriarch of Lisbon, with Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, and Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, Bishop of Olinda, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe until his death in 1740.[1][2][4]

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 405. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Leandro de Santo Agostinho da Piedade, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 4, 2017
  3. "Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017
  4. "Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 25, 2016


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