Vicente do Espirito Santo

Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. (1730–1788) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Prelate of Goiás (1782–1788) and Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1778–1782).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Most Reverend

Vicente do Espirito Santo
Prelate of Goiás
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseTerritorial Prelature of Goiás
In office1782–1788
PredecessorNone
SuccessorJosé Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil
Orders
Ordination29 Sep 1754
Consecration30 Nov 1779
by Antonio Bonifacio Coelho
Personal details
Born15 Oct 1730
Belém, Portugal
Died29 Nov 1788 (age 58)
Goiás, Brazil
Previous post(s)Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1778–1782)

Biography

Vicente do Espirito Santo was born in Belém, Portugal on 15 Oct 1730 and ordained a deacon in the Order of Discalced Augustinians on 22 Sep 1754 and ordained a priest on 29 Sep 1754.[2] On 30 Dec 1778, he was selected as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe and confirmed by Pope Pius VI on 1 Mar 1779.[1][2] On 30 Nov 1779, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Bonifacio Coelho, Titular Archbishop of Lacedaemonia, with Francisco de São Simão, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde, and Domingos da Encarnação Pontével, Bishop of Mariana, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 25 Nov 1782, he resigned as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe and shortly after was appointed by Pope Pius VI as the first Prelate of Goiás on 17 Dec 1782.[1][2] He served as Prelate of Goiás until his death on 29 Nov 1788.[2]

Episcopal succession

References
  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 405 and 455. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 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
  5. "Diocese of Goiás" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017
  6. "Diocese of Goiás" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 25, 2016


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