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Manoel Pereira, O.P. (1625–1688) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (1675–1680).

Biography

Manoel Pereira was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 22 Jan 1625 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 16 Nov 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. On 10 Jan 1677, he was consecrated bishop by César d'Estrées, Bishop of Laon, with Francesco Casati, Titular Archbishop of Trapezus, and Michael Angelus Broglia, Bishop of Vercelli, serving as co-consecrators. He resigned in 1680. He died on 6 Jan 1688.

Episcopal succession

References

1. ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 348. (in Latin)
2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Manoel Pereira, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
3. Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

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