Person priest bishop political prisoner
D. João Henriques Moniz
d. 1847
priest · bishop · political prisoner
Funchal-born priest persecuted for liberal sympathies in 1828–30 and deported to Cape Verde, where he later became governor of the bishopric and bishop. He died in 1847 shortly after arriving to take up his see, amid hostility and rumours of poisoning.
1Mentioned in
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- Madeiran bishops — Madeiran-born bishop of Cape Verde.
- Moniz — Distinguished Madeiran of the Moniz family with his own entry.
3Places mentioned
Abroad