Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1578–1597).[1]
Most Reverend Leonardo Fernandes de Sá | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Macau | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Macau |
| In office | 1578–1597 |
| Predecessor | Melchior Carneiro (administrator) |
| Successor | João Pinto da Piedade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 15 September 1597 |
Biography edit
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.[1][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.
References edit
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
- ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022. [self-published]
- ^ Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 6.
- ^ Manuel, Teixeira (1940). Bispos e governadores do Bispado de Macau. p. 88.
O Depois da morte de D. Leonardo, governou a Diocese o P. Manuel de Aguiar e, logo a seguir, Frei Miguel dos Santos
External links edit
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Macau". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Macau 澳門". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
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