Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro

Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Goa e Damão, India and Patriarch of the East Indies from 1929 to 1940.[1][2]

The Most Reverend

Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro
Archbishop of Goa and Daman
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
SeeGoa and Daman
Appointed25 May 1929
PredecessorMateus de Oliveira Xavier
SuccessorJosé da Costa Nunes
Orders
Ordination8 April 1882
Consecration15 August 1899
by Bishop António José de Souza Barroso
Personal details
Born(1859-07-27)27 July 1859
DiedMay 16, 1940(1940-05-16) (aged 80)
Goa, India
NationalityPortuguese

Early life

Castro was born in Porto, Portugal on 27 July 1859.[1]

Priesthood

On 8 April 1882, Castro was ordained a catholic priest.[1]

Episcopate

Castro was appointed bishop of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore and consecrated as a bishop by Bishop António José de Souza Barroso on 15 August 1899, in Porto.

On 25 May 1929, he was appointed Archbishop and Patriarch of East Indies of Goa e Damão, India.[1]

Death

Castro died on 16 May 1940.[1]

References


  1. "Archbishop Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. Duarte, Publicada por A. "D. Teotónio Manuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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