On 3 November 1534 the creation of the diocese was confirmed by the Aequumreputamus [pt] bull of Pope Paul III, since Clement VII's death had prevented
Pontifex (1455), Ineffabilis et summi (1497), Dudum pro parte (1516), and Aequumreputamus (1534) document the Portuguese jus patronatus. Pope Alexander VI, a
Tomé 1534 - The city of São Tomé became a bishopric through the Bull "Aequumreputamus" of Pope Paul IV, the diocese of Tomé (now São Tomé and Príncipe) was
Pope Clement VII, and confirmed in 1534 by Pope Paul III by his bull AequumReputamus dated 3 November 1534. The Franciscan friar, Father John of Albuquerque