Patriarch Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. †

Deceased

Patriarch of Ethiopia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1517¹		Born
1549²	32.0	Professed	Member of Society of Jesus
23 Jan 1555	38.0	Appointed	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia
23 Jan 1555	38.0	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
5 May 1555	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
22 Dec 1562	45.9	Succeeded	Patriarch of Ethiopia
9 Jul 1577	60.5	Died	Patriarch of Ethiopia

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Andrés de Oviedo
(VIAF: 62627543; WikiData: Q4760289)
Patriarch Andrés de Oviedo S.J. (born 1517, died 9 Jul 1577) Patriarch of Ethiopia

Event Place
Birth Place Illescas, Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain
Ordained Bishop Trindade, Convent, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place Fremona, Patriarchate of Ethiopia

a bishop for 22.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Julião de Alva †
Bishop of Portalegre
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Gaspar Cão, O.S.A. †
Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
Bishop Pedro Fernando †
Titular Bishop of Hippos

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Julião de Alva †
Bishop of Portalegre

Event	Place
Birth Place	Illescas, Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain
Ordained Bishop	Trindade, Convent, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place	Fremona, Patriarchate of Ethiopia

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 97, and Page 210
b/c2+: Episcopologio Español, Volume 1,500, Page 65, Number 376
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1555, Number 6
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 79, Number 6,373
b: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 87, Additions/Corrections (back)

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a bishop for 22.1 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Julião de Alva † Bishop of Portalegre Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Gaspar Cão, O.S.A. † Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe Bishop Pedro Fernando † Titular Bishop of Hippos
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Julião de Alva † Bishop of Portalegre