Person archbishop of Funchal diplomat noble
Martinho de Portugal
D. Martinho de Portugal
d. 1547
archbishop of Funchal · diplomat · noble
D. Martinho de Portugal (d. 1547), second prelate of the diocese and first and only archbishop of Funchal, was a relative and counsellor of King João III and a diplomat in Rome. He never visited his archdiocese (1533–1551), sending a titular bishop and visitors instead.
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- Ambrósio (Dom) — First and only archbishop of Funchal, who never visited his diocese and sent D. Ambrósio instead.
- Bibliography — First archbishop of Funchal, discussed in Herculano's history of the Inquisition.
- Lemos (Dom Jorge de) — Absentee bishop of Funchal who never visited the diocese.
- Vimioso (Counts of) — Named in error in a 1767 manuscript as the 5th count who died without heir.
- Bishops of Funchal — Second prelate and the first and only archbishop of Funchal (1533–1547).
- Archdiocese of Funchal — First and only Archbishop of Funchal (appointed 1533), formerly D. João III's ambassador in Rome; died 1547.
2Chronology
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D. Martinho de Portugal was appointed Archbishop of Funchal, the only holder of that title, governing until 1547.
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Bishop Ambrósio Brandão came to Madeira and exercised episcopal functions on behalf of Archbishop D. Martinho de Portugal, conferring minor orders among others on Manuel Alvares.
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D. Martinho de Portugal, Archbishop of Funchal, died in Lisbon.
3Places mentioned
Abroad