Person bishop of Funchal genealogist
D. José de Sousa de Castelo Branco
d. 1746
bishop of Funchal · genealogist
Native of Leiria who was the 14th bishop of Funchal (appointed 1697, resident 1698–1717), noted for his pastoral zeal. He defended church privileges against the governor and the royal treasury official, which led to the 1702 inquiry, and wrote unpublished genealogical works.
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- Bishop’s palace — Bishop of Funchal (1698–1721) who incorporated the seminary into the palace when the seminary moved.
- Bishops of Funchal — Fourteenth bishop of Funchal (1698–1721).
- Estreito da Calheta (parish) — Bishop of Funchal who moved the site of the new parish church.
- Coutinho (Dom Manuel) — His predecessor as bishop of Funchal; he left Madeira in 1715 and resigned in 1721.
- Alçadas (special tribunals) — Bishop of Funchal whose conflicts with the governor and provedor led to the 1702 inquiry.
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