João de Casal, O.S.A. (Latin: Joannes do Casal) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1690–1735).[1]

Most Reverend

João de Casal
Bishop of Macau
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Macau
In office1690–1735
PredecessorJoão Pinto da Piedade
SuccessorEugénio Trigueiros
Orders
Consecration25 Jul 1690
by Veríssimo de Lencastre
Personal details
Born1641
Died20 Sep 1735 (age 94)

Biography

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João de Casal was born in Castelo de Vide,[2] province of Alentejo, Portugal in 1641.[3] He was ordained in the Order of Saint Augustine.[3] On 10 Apr 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Macau.[1][3] On 25 Jul 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Veríssimo de Lencastre, Archbishop Emeritus of Braga with Agostinho da Anunciação, Archbishop of Goa, and José Saldanha, Bishop of Funchal, serving as co-consecrators.[1][3] He took possession of the diocese on 20 June 1692.[2] He died on 20 Sep 1735.[3]

Episcopal succession

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 251. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Fernandes, Abriel (1886). Macau e sua diocese: Bispos e governadores do Bispado Macau (in Portuguese). p. 8.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Bishop João de Casal, O.S.A. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 22, 2022. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Macau
1690–1735
Succeeded by