Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo †

Deceased

Bishop of Goiás, Brazil

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
2 Feb 1765³		Born
24 Mar 1787	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
8 Mar 1788	23.0	Ordained Priest	Priest
29 May 1820	55.3	Appointed	Prelate of Goiás, Brazil
29 May 1820	55.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Castoria
29 Sep 1833	68.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Castoria
11 Sep 1843	78.6	Selected	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
25 Jul 1844	79.4	Confirmed	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
12 Aug 1854	89.5	Died	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo
Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo
(born 2 Feb 1765, died 12 Aug 1854)
Bishop of Goiás

Event Place
Birth Place Bahia

a priest for 66.4 years
a bishop for 20.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop José Antônio dos Reis †
Bishop of Cuiabá

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop José Antônio dos Reis † (1832)
Bishop of Cuiabá
Bishop Manoel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade † (1827)
Bishop of São Paulo
Bishop José Caetano da Silva Coutinho † (1807)
Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Bishop José Maria de Melo, C.O. † (1787)
Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}
Bishop José da Costa e Torres †
Bishop of Funchal

External Link(s):

VIAF: 195127222
WikiData: Q64761711

Source(s):

b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 140, and Page 205
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1833, Number 40

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