Leonardo Fernandes de Sá explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Leonardo Fernandes de Sá
Bishop of Macau
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Macau
Term:1578–1597
Predecessor:Melchior Carneiro (administrator)
Successor:João Pinto da Piedade
Birth Place:Cartaxo, Portugal
Death Date:15 September 1597

Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1578–1597).[1]

Biography

Leonardo Fernandes de Sá was born in Cartaxo, Portugal.[2] He was ordained in the Order of Cistercians.[2] On 27 Oct 1578 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Macau.[2] He arrived at Macau in 1581 replacing Melchior Carneiro, the Patriarch of Ethiopia, who was serving as administrator.He served as Bishop of Macau until his death on 15 Sep 1597.[3] The diocese was governed by Father Manuel de Aguiar from 1597–1599 and Miguel dos Santos from 1599–1607[4] until the arrival of João Pinto da Piedade.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Konrad Eubel

    . Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 231. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. Latin.

  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. †. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 2, 2022.
  3. Book: Fernandes, Abriel. Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau. 6. 1886. Portuguese.
  4. Book: Manuel, Teixeira. Bispos e governadores do Bispado de Macau. 1940. O Depois da morte de D. Leonardo, governou a Diocese o P. Manuel de Aguiar e, logo a seguir, Frei Miguel dos Santos. 88 .