Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
João de Sahagún | |
Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe |
Term: | 1709–1730 |
Predecessor: | António da Penha de França |
Successor: | Leandro de Santo Agostinho da Piedade |
Consecration: | 1710 |
Birth Date: | 9 Apr 1668 |
Death Date: | 12 Oct 1730 (age 62) |
João de Sahagún, O.A.D. (1668–1730) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (1709–1730).[1] [2] [3] [4]
João de Sahagún was born in Melres, Portugal on 9 Apr 1668 and ordained a priest in the Order of Discalced Augustinians.On 22 Jul 1709, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe.In 1710, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe until his death on 12 Oct 1730.