Archbishop Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz, O.F.M. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
8 May 1739		Born	Villa da Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal
24 Sep 1763	24.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
17 Dec 1791	52.6	Appointed	Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
29 Apr 1792	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
22 Jan 1795	55.7	Resigned	Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
4 Sep 1815	76.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
21 Aug 1827	88.3	Died	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal

a priest for 63.9 years
a bishop for 35.3 years

Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Domingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz, O.F.M. †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Joaquim de Meneses e Ataide, O.S.A. †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop José Caetano da Silva Coutinho †

a priest for 63.9 years a bishop for 35.3 years	Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Domingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz, O.F.M. †	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Joaquim de Meneses e Ataide, O.S.A. † Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop José Caetano da Silva Coutinho †