Patriarch Alfonso Mendes, S.J. †

Deceased

Patriarch of Ethiopia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1579¹		Born
1593²	14.0	Professed	Member of Society of Jesus
19 Dec 1622	43.9	Appointed	Patriarch of Ethiopia
12 Mar 1623	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Patriarch of Ethiopia
29 Jun 1659	80.4	Died	Patriarch of Ethiopia

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

MicroData Summary for Alfonso Mendes
(VIAF: 11636207; WikiData: Q4689383)
Patriarch Alfonso Mendes S.J. (born 1579, died 29 Jun 1659) Patriarch of Ethiopia

Event Place
Birth Place Evora, Archdiocese of Évora, Portugal
Ordained Bishop St. Roch, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place Goa

a bishop for 36.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Fernando Martins Mascarenhas †
Bishop of Faro {Algarve}
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Jerónimo de Gouvea, O.F.M. †
Bishop Emeritus of Ceuta
Bishop Pedro da Costa †
Bishop of Angra

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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

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

Event	Place
Birth Place	Evora, Archdiocese of Évora, Portugal
Ordained Bishop	St. Roch, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
Death Place	Goa

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 71
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1623, Number 9
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 77, Number 6,170
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 87, Number 7,285

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a bishop for 36.2 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Fernando Martins Mascarenhas † Bishop of Faro {Algarve} Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Jerónimo de Gouvea, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Ceuta Bishop Pedro da Costa † Bishop of Angra
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Fernando Martins Mascarenhas † (1595) Bishop of Faro {Algarve} Archbishop Miguel de Castro † Archbishop of Lisboa	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Archbishop Francisco Garcia Mendes, S.J. † (1637)