Archbishop João da Rocha, S.J. †

Deceased

Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia

Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1587¹		Born
1603²	16.0	Entered	Member of Society of Jesus
6 Mar 1623	36.1	Appointed	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia
6 Mar 1623	36.1	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
1625¹	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
20 Jul 1639	52.5	Died	Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia

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

MicroData Summary for João da Rocha
(VIAF: 103559594; WikiData: Q16168133)
Archbishop João da Rocha S.J. (born 1587, died 20 Jul 1639) Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia

Event Place
Birth Place Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place Goa, Archdiocese of Goa, India

a bishop for 14.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Sebastião de São Pedro, O.S.A. †
Archbishop of Goa

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Sebastião de São Pedro, O.S.A. †
Archbishop of Goa

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Francisco Garcia Mendes, S.J. † (1637)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place	Goa, Archdiocese of Goa, India

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 71, and Page 202
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1625, Number 19
bp/bd/ente/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 87, Additions/Corrections (back)

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a bishop for 14.5 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Sebastião de São Pedro, O.S.A. † Archbishop of Goa
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Sebastião de São Pedro, O.S.A. † Archbishop of Goa	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Archbishop Francisco Garcia Mendes, S.J. † (1637)