Person bishop of Funchal Capuchin friar interim governor of Madeira
D. Lourenço de Távora
d. 1629
bishop of Funchal · Capuchin friar · interim governor of Madeira · bishop of Elvas
Capuchin friar who became the eighth bishop of Funchal (appointed 1609, in office until 1617), reformed church discipline and briefly served as interim governor of Madeira in 1614. He was later bishop of Elvas and died in Lisbon in 1629.
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- Jerónimo Fernando (Dom) — Bishop of Funchal whose transfer to Elvas in 1617 left the see vacant.
- Bishops of Funchal — Eighth bishop of Funchal (1610–1617).
- Coutinho (Dom Manuel Pereira) — Bishop of Funchal who served as interim governor-general after Coutinho.
- Santo António da Serra (parish) — Bishop who in 1612 took the disputed chapel under episcopal protection.
2Chronology
3Places mentioned
Abroad