Bishop Francisco do Soveral, O.S.A. †

Deceased

Bishop of Angola e Congo

Events

Date	Event	Title
5 Oct 1623	Appointed	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
Apr 1624³	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
8 Feb 1627	Appointed	Bishop of Angola e Congo
5 Jan 1642	Died	Bishop of Angola e Congo

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Francisco do Soveral
(WikiData: Q2273288)
Bishop Francisco do Soveral O.S.A. (died 5 Jan 1642) Bishop of Angola e Congo

Event Place
Birth Place Servancelha, Portugal

a bishop for 17.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Fernando Martins Mascarenhas †
Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Fernando Martins Mascarenhas † (1595)
Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}
Archbishop Miguel de Castro †
Archbishop of Lisboa

Event	Place
Birth Place	Servancelha, Portugal

Source(s):

b: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 111, Number 9,782
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 201, Number 16,394
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1624, Number 23

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a bishop for 17.7 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Fernando Martins Mascarenhas † Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Fernando Martins Mascarenhas † (1595) Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve} Archbishop Miguel de Castro † Archbishop of Lisboa