Person pope

Pius VI

Pio VI

pope

Pope who confirmed the bishops of Madeira D. José da Costa Torres (1786), D. Mateus de Abreu Pereira (1795) and D. Luís Rodrigues de Vilares (1797). He is also named on a 1780 inscribed stone found in the grounds of the Funchal convent.

1Mentioned in

Costa Torres (Dom José da) — Pope who confirmed Costa Torres as bishop of Madeira in November 1786.
Rodrigues de Vilares (Dom Luís) — Pope who confirmed Vilares as bishop of Madeira in 1797.
Pereira (Dom Mateus de Abreu) — Pope who confirmed his appointment by bull in 1795.
Jardim Municipal (Municipal Garden) — Pope named on the 1780 inscribed stone found in the convent grounds.

2Chronology

1786
Pope Pius VI confirmed D. José da Costa Torres as bishop of Madeira; he took possession of the diocese of Funchal on 18 September 1787.
1795
Pius VI confirmed D. Mateus de Abreu Pereira by bull as bishop of São Paulo.
1797
Pius VI confirmed Luís Rodrigues de Vilares as bishop of Madeira.

3Places mentioned

1Funchal
2Funchal Cathedral (the Sé)
3London
4University of Coimbra
5Elvas
6Setúbal
7Braga
8Brazil
9England
10Santo António da Serra
11Jesuit College
12Fonte do Bispo
13São Paulo
14Jardim Municipal

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