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Patriarch Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão, S.J. †

Deceased

Patriarch of Ethiopia

Events

DateAgeEventTitle
1519BornCoimbra, Portugal
14 Mar 154324.2ProfessedMember of Society of Jesus
23 Jan 155536.1AppointedTitular Bishop of Nicaea
155637.0AppointedBishop of Macau, China
15 Dec 156042.0Ordained BishopBishop of Macau, China
157758.0AppointedPatriarch of Ethiopia
158162.0ResignedPatriarch of Ethiopia
19 Aug 158364.6DiedPatriarch Emeritus of Ethiopia

  • a bishop for 22.7 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 3, Page 257

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