| Most Reverend Estevão de Brito SJ | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Cranganore | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Cranganore |
| In office | 1624–1641 |
| Predecessor | Francis Ros |
| Successor | Francisco Garcia Mendes |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Salona |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1603 |
| Consecration | 29 September 1624 by Sebastião de São Pedro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1567 Estremoz, Portugal |
| Died | 2 December 1641 Cranganore, India |
Estevão de Brito, S.J. (1567–1641), in Latin Stephanus de Britto, was a Portuguese Jesuit and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cranganore (1624–1641) and Titular Bishop of Salona (1621–1624).
Biography
Estevão de Brito was born in Estremoz, Portugal in 1567 and professed a priest in the Society of Jesus in 1603. On 11 January 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Titular Bishop of Salona and Coadjutor Archbishop of Cranganore. Om 18 February 1624, he succeeded to the bishopric. On 29 September 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastião de São Pedro, Bishop of Cochin. He served as Archbishop of Cranganore until his death on 2 December 1641.
References
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 302 and 167. (in Latin)
- ^ "Archbishop Etienne de Brito, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 17, 2017
- "Archdiocese of Cranganore (Angamala)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Archdiocese of Cranganor" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Salona (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Salona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byCaesar Fedele | Titular Bishop of Salona 1621–1624 |
Succeeded byGiovanni Pietro Volpi |
| Preceded byFrancis Ros | Archbishop of Cranganore 1624–1641 |
Succeeded byFrancisco Garcia Mendes |
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