Estevão de Brito
Portuguese Jesuit and Roman Catholic prelate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Portuguese composer of polyphony, see Estêvão de Brito.
Estevão de Brito, S.J. (1567–1641), in Latin Stephanus de Britto, was a Portuguese Jesuit and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cranganore (1624–1641) and Titular Bishop of Salona (1621–1624).[1][2][3][4]
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Most Reverend Estevão de Brito | |
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Archbishop of Cranganore | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Cranganore |
In office | 1624–1641 |
Predecessor | Francis Ros |
Successor | Francisco Garcia Mendes |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1603 |
Consecration | 29 September 1624 by Sebastião de São Pedro |
Personal details | |
Born | 1567 |
Died | 2 December 1641 Cranganore, India |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Salona |
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