Bishop Luis Cerqueira, S.J. †

Deceased

Bishop of Funay (Funai)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1552		Born	Vila de Alvito, Portugal
1575	23.0	Professed	Member of Society of Jesus
29 Jan 1593	41.1	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
29 Jan 1593	41.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tiberias
18 Feb 1598	46.1	Succeeded	Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
15 Feb 1614	62.1	Died	Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Teotónio de Bragança, S.J. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Cornelius Ryan (O’Mulrian), O.F.M. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Luis Cerqueira, S.J. † (1593)
Archbishop Teotónio de Bragança, S.J. †

Source(s):

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