Person bishop of Funchal interim governor of Madeira
D. Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão
d. 1784
bishop of Funchal · interim governor of Madeira
The 17th bishop of Funchal (1757–1784), who reformed clerical and convent discipline and briefly governed Madeira in 1758–59. He was criticised for his pastoral letter against the expelled Jesuits and was buried in Funchal Cathedral.
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- Historical dates — Bishop of Funchal, died 1784.
- St John the Baptist (chapels) — Bishop of Funchal who founded a confraternity of St John the Baptist at the chapel in 1762.
- Costa Torres (Dom José da) — Bishop of Funchal whom Costa Torres succeeded.
- Albuquerque (Manuel Saldanha da Gama) — Bishop of Funchal who took over the government of Madeira when Albuquerque was recalled to Lisbon in 1757.
- Bishops of Funchal — Seventeenth bishop of Funchal (1757–1784).
- Funchal Cathedral (the Sé) — Bishop of Funchal, died 1784, buried in the cathedral.
- Coutinho (João Gonçalves da Câmara) — Bishop of Funchal who clashed with the governor over the arrest of António Xavier Pimentel.
2Chronology
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D. Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão governed the diocese of Funchal as its 17th bishop.
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Governor Manuel Saldanha da Gama Albuquerque was recalled to Lisbon and replaced by Bishop Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão.
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Bishop Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão founded a confraternity of St John the Baptist at the chapel.
3Places mentioned
Abroad