Jerónimo Barreto
D. Jerónimo Barreto
1543–1589
bishop of Funchal · bishop of the Algarve
Sixth bishop of Funchal (1574–1585), remembered chiefly for convening the island's first diocesan synod and promulgating the Diocesan Constitutions of 1578, printed in 1585. He created or reorganised several parishes and curacies and is regarded as the true founder of the seminary.
1Mentioned in
- Bishop’s palace — Second resident bishop, who lived in rich lodgings in the Rua Direita according to Frutuoso.
- Direita (street) — Bishop of Funchal (1574–1585) who had rich lodgings with gardens on Rua Direita.
- São Roque (parish) — Bishop of Funchal who was empowered in 1579 to create the parish of São Roque.
- Bishops of Funchal — Sixth bishop of Funchal (1574–1585).
- Figueiredo e Lemos (Dom Luís de) — Earlier bishop of Funchal whose diocesan constitutions were supplemented by those of the 1587 synod.
- Achadas da Cruz (parish) — Bishop of Funchal who abolished the Vera Cruz curacy in 1577.
- Seminary — Bishop of Funchal regarded as the true founder of the seminary.
- Câmara de Lobos (parish) — Bishop of Funchal authorised in 1576 to create the Câmara de Lobos curacy.
- Madalena do Mar (parish) — Bishop of Funchal who made Madalena do Mar an independent parish on 1 February 1582.
- Porto da Cruz (parish) — Bishop of Funchal empowered by the royal charter of 1577 to erect the parish.
- Primary Schools — Bishop of Funchal whose diocesan constitutions of 1579 show that reading and writing were already taught in Madeira.
- Constitutions of the bishopric — Bishop of Funchal who presided over the 1578 diocesan council that produced the first constitutions, printed in 1585.
- Diocese of Funchal — Bishop of Funchal who promulgated the diocesan Constitutions in 1581.
2Chronology
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The Funchal seminary actually began operating at some point in this period.
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D. Jerónimo Barreto was Bishop of Funchal and had lodgings on Rua Direita.
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King Sebastião authorised Bishop Jerónimo Barreto to create a curacy in the Câmara de Lobos parish church.
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Bishop Jerónimo Barreto abolished the curacy of Vera Cruz.
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A royal charter empowered Bishop Jerónimo Barreto to erect the parish of Porto da Cruz.
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Madeira's first diocesan synod, held in Funchal Cathedral under Bishop Jerónimo Barreto, drew up and promulgated the Diocesan Constitutions, which among other things forbade plays in churches without the bishop's licence.
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A royal charter of the Cardinal-King abolished the Funchal parish of São Pedro and authorised Bishop Jerónimo Barreto to create the parishes of São Roque and São Martinho.
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Bishop Jerónimo Barreto approved the diocesan constitutions by alvará and ordered their enforcement, including rules regulating teaching.
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Bishop Jerónimo Barreto published the diocesan Constitutions.
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Madalena do Mar was made an independent parish by Bishop Jerónimo Barreto.
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The Constituições Synodaes do Bispado do Funchal of Bishop Jerónimo Barreto's 1578 synod were printed in Lisbon, and Barreto was transferred to Silves.
3Places mentioned
Abroad