Bishop Amador Arrais de Mendoza, O. Carm. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre, Portugal

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1530¹		Born
14 Jan 1545	15.0	Entered	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
31 Jan 1546	16.0	Professed	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
23 Jul 1568	38.5	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
23 Jul 1568	38.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia
8 Nov 1568⁷	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia
30 Oct 1581	51.8	Appointed	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
23 Jan 1582	52.0	Installed	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
1598²	68.0	Resigned	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
1 Aug 1600	70.5	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre, Portugal

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain ; ⁷ After

MicroData Summary for Amador Arrais de Mendoza
(VIAF: 45095869; WikiData: Q452134)
Bishop Amador Arrais de Mendoza O. Carm. (born 1530, died 1 Aug 1600) Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre

Event Place
Birth Place Beja
Ordained Bishop Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
Death Place Coimbra, Diocese of Coimbra

a bishop for 31.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Jorge de Ataíde †
Bishop of Viseu

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jorge de Ataíde † (1568)
Bishop of Viseu
Bishop Julião de Alva †
Bishop Emeritus of Miranda (do Douro)

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Pedro Brandão, O. Carm. † (1588)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Marcos de Lisboa (Betania), O.F.M. † (1582)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Beja
Ordained Bishop	Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
Death Place	Coimbra, Diocese of Coimbra

Source(s):

b/c2: Episcopologio Español, Volume 1,500, Page 79, Number 471
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 319, and Page 278
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1568, Number 21
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 49, Number 3,342

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a bishop for 31.7 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Jorge de Ataíde † Bishop of Viseu
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Jorge de Ataíde † (1568) Bishop of Viseu Bishop Julião de Alva † Bishop Emeritus of Miranda (do Douro)	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Pedro Brandão, O. Carm. † (1588) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Marcos de Lisboa (Betania), O.F.M. † (1582)