Archbishop Francisco Garcia Mendes, S.J. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1580¹		Born
12 Jun 1598	18.4	Professed	Member of Society of Jesus
23 Jun 1636	56.4	Appointed	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
23 Jun 1636	56.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Ascalon
1 Nov 1637	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Ascalon
2 Dec 1641	61.9	Succeeded	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
3 Sep 1659	79.6	Died	Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Francisco Garcia Mendes
(VIAF: 14335892; WikiData: Q53619787)
Archbishop Francisco Garcia Mendes S.J. (born 1580, died 3 Sep 1659) Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala)

Event Place
Birth Place Alter de Chao, Diocese of Elvas, Portugal
Ordained Bishop La maison professe, Church, Goa, Archdiocese of Goa
Death Place Cranganore, Archdiocese of Cranganore (Angamala)

a bishop for 21.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Francisco dos Martyres, O.F.M. †
Archbishop of Goa
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Patriarch Alfonso Mendes, S.J. †
Patriarch of Ethiopia
Patriarch João da Rocha, S.J. †
Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Francisco dos Martyres, O.F.M. †
Archbishop of Goa

Event	Place
Birth Place	Alter de Chao, Diocese of Elvas, Portugal
Ordained Bishop	La maison professe, Church, Goa, Archdiocese of Goa
Death Place	Cranganore, Archdiocese of Cranganore (Angamala)

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 167, and Page 96
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 199, Number 16,206
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1637, Number 32
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 65, Number 5,060

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a bishop for 21.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Francisco dos Martyres, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Goa Principal Co-Consecrators: Patriarch Alfonso Mendes, S.J. † Patriarch of Ethiopia Patriarch João da Rocha, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Francisco dos Martyres, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Goa