Bishop Gaspar Cão, O.S.A. †

Deceased

Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe

Events

Date	Event	Title
6 Jul 1554	Appointed	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
14 Sep 1554	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
25 Aug 1574	Died	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe

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Gaspar Cão
Bishop Gaspar Cão O.S.A.
(died 25 Aug 1574)
Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe

Event Place
Birth Place Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Ordained Bishop Ste Marie de la Grace, Church, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place São Tomé, Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe

a bishop for 19.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. †
Bishop of Funchal
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Francisco da Cruz, O.S.A. †
Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. †
Bishop of Funchal

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Antonio Mendes de Carvalho † (1571)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Patriarch João Nunes Barreto, S.J. † (1555)
Patriarch Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. † (1555)
Bishop Jorge de Ataíde † (1568)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Ordained Bishop	Ste Marie de la Grace, Church, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place	São Tomé, Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe

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WikiData: Q64762273

Source(s):

b: CB
bp/d: CB, 17 Jul 2014
bp/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 219, Additions/Corrections (back)
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 312
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1554, Number 11
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 42, Number 2,766
c3: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 98, Additions/Corrections (front)

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a bishop for 19.9 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. † Bishop of Funchal Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Francisco da Cruz, O.S.A. † Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. † Bishop of Funchal	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Antonio Mendes de Carvalho † (1571) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Patriarch João Nunes Barreto, S.J. † (1555) Patriarch Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. † (1555) Bishop Jorge de Ataíde † (1568)