Bishop Francisco Gomes de Avelar, C.O. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Jan 1739		Born	Calhandriz
17 Sep 1757	18.7	Professed	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
26 Feb 1763	24.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
30 Mar 1789	50.2	Appointed	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
26 Apr 1789	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
15 Dec 1816	77.9	Died	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 114, Number 10,081

a priest for 53.8 years a bishop for 27.6 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop José Maria de Melo, C.O. † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop João Teixeira de Carvalho † Bishop José António Pinto de Mendonça Arrais †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Francisco Gomes de Avelar, C.O. † (1789) Bishop José Maria de Melo, C.O. † (1787) Archbishop José da Costa e Torres †