Bishop José Joaquim da Cunha Azevedo Coutinho †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Elvas, Portugal

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
8 Sep 1742		Born
24 Jun 1786	43.7	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
25 Jun 1786	43.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
9 Jul 1794	51.8	Selected	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
12 Sep 1794	52.0	Confirmed	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
25 Jan 1795	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
27 Jan 1806	63.3	Selected	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
6 Oct 1806	64.0	Confirmed	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
20 May 1820⁶	77.6	Resigned	Bishop of Elvas, Portugal
12 Sep 1821	79.0	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Elvas, Portugal

Note(s): ⁶ Before

MicroData Summary for José Joaquim da Cunha Azevedo Coutinho
(VIAF: 88682727; WikiData: Q4290353)
Bishop José Joaquim da Cunha Azevedo Coutinho (born 8 Sep 1742, died 12 Sep 1821) Bishop Emeritus of Elvas

Event Place
Birth Place São Salvador dos Campos dos Goytacazes
Ordained Bishop Novo de Jesu, Convent, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}

a priest for 35.2 years
a bishop for 26.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop José Maria de Melo, C.O. †
Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Luiz de Brito Homem †
Bishop of Angola e Congo
Bishop Rafael de Castello de Vide, O.F.M. Ref. †
Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop José Maria de Melo, C.O. † (1787)
Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}
Bishop José da Costa e Torres †
Bishop of Funchal

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Joaquim Ferreira de Carvalho † (1795)
Bishop Mateus de Abreu Pereira † (1795)

Event	Place
Birth Place	São Salvador dos Campos dos Goytacazes
Ordained Bishop	Novo de Jesu, Convent, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 195, Number 15,917
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 186
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1795, Number 1
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 317
ln: JI, 1 Apr 2019

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a priest for 35.2 years a bishop for 26.6 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop José Maria de Melo, C.O. † Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve} Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Luiz de Brito Homem † Bishop of Angola e Congo Bishop Rafael de Castello de Vide, O.F.M. Ref. † Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop José Maria de Melo, C.O. † (1787) Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve} Bishop José da Costa e Torres † Bishop of Funchal	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Joaquim Ferreira de Carvalho † (1795) Bishop Mateus de Abreu Pereira † (1795)