D. João was the son of Tomé de Sousa, 8th Lord of Gouveia with Francisca de Meneses, and nephew of Dom Diogo de Sousa, Archbishop of Évora.
He graduated in canons at the University of Coimbra, and afterwards entered the service of the Holy Office, he was a deputy in Évora, being already Archdeacon of Santa Cristina, in the Archbishopric of Braga, also holding the position of sumilher to Pedro II of Portugal.[2] In 1682, he served in the Armada and went to Turin to aid the Duke of Savoy as his sumilher. On his return, at the time when Diogo de Sousa, his uncle, was Archbishop of Évora; he held the position of President of the Ecclesiastical Relation of that city. He was, afterwards deputy of the Inquisition of Lisbon, having refused the priory of Palmela and the Bishopric of Miranda. Nevertheless, he accepted the place of Bishop of Porto and had his elevation confirmed by Pope Innocent XI in 1684, being consecrated on April 16 by Cardinal D. Veríssimo de Lencastre, assisted by Bishop Manuel Pereira, Bishop-emeritus of St. Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and by D. Antonio de Santa Maria, Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria.[3] He remained in the diocese until 1696, when he was elevated to Archbishop of Braga. His solemn entry took place on 29 June 1697.[4] D. João remained in that post until 1703, when he was transferred to Lisbon. By his work and extreme humility, he received praises in the Apostolic Brief of Pope Innocent XII.[1]
Kings Pedro II and João V made efforts to elevate the archbishop to cardinal, but when he was to be appointed by Pope Clement XI, he died on 29 September 1710.[1] He is buried in the cemetery of the poor in the old cathedral, without epitaph and in humble burial, as he had wanted.[1]
Bibliographyedit
João Baptista de Castro (1870). Mappa de Portugal antigo e moderno (in Portuguese). Vol. 3. Lisboa: Typographia do Panorama. p. 90.
Innocencio Francisco da Silva (1860). Diccionario bibliographico portuguez (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional. p. 41.
^"Bracara Augusta". Câmara Municipal. 26 February 1969 – via Google Books.
External linksedit
"Patriarchal See of Lisboa". GCatholic.org.
Portugal:Dicionário Histórico Portugal, Volume VI, pág. 1045, Edição em papel de 1904-1915, João Romano Torres - Editor, Edição electrónica de 2000-2010, por Manuel Amaral
joão, sousa, portuguese, olympic, rower, rower, 1647, september, 1710, portuguese, prelate, bishop, porto, archbishop, braga, archbishop, lisbon, gracearchbishop, lisbonportrait, vieira, lusitano, 1750churchroman, catholic, churcharchdioceselisbonseecathedral,. For the Portuguese Olympic rower see Joao de Sousa rower D Joao de Sousa 1647 1 28 September 1710 was a Portuguese prelate Bishop of Porto Archbishop of Braga and Archbishop of Lisbon His GraceJoao de SousaArchbishop of LisbonPortrait by Vieira Lusitano ca 1750ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchArchdioceseLisbonSeeCathedral of St Mary MajorInstalled1 October 1703Term ended28 September 1710PredecessorLuis de SousaSuccessorTomas de AlmeidaOther post s Archbishop of Braga 1696 1703 Bishop of Porto 1683 96 Personal detailsBorn1647Lisbon PortugalDied 1710 09 28 28 September 1710Lisbon PortugalNationalityPortugueseEducationUniversity of Coimbra Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editD Joao was the son of Tome de Sousa 8th Lord of Gouveia with Francisca de Meneses and nephew of Dom Diogo de Sousa Archbishop of Evora He graduated in canons at the University of Coimbra and afterwards entered the service of the Holy Office he was a deputy in Evora being already Archdeacon of Santa Cristina in the Archbishopric of Braga also holding the position of sumilher to Pedro II of Portugal 2 In 1682 he served in the Armada and went to Turin to aid the Duke of Savoy as his sumilher On his return at the time when Diogo de Sousa his uncle was Archbishop of Evora he held the position of President of the Ecclesiastical Relation of that city He was afterwards deputy of the Inquisition of Lisbon having refused the priory of Palmela and the Bishopric of Miranda Nevertheless he accepted the place of Bishop of Porto and had his elevation confirmed by Pope Innocent XI in 1684 being consecrated on April 16 by Cardinal D Verissimo de Lencastre assisted by Bishop Manuel Pereira Bishop emeritus of St Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro and by D Antonio de Santa Maria Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria 3 He remained in the diocese until 1696 when he was elevated to Archbishop of Braga His solemn entry took place on 29 June 1697 4 D Joao remained in that post until 1703 when he was transferred to Lisbon By his work and extreme humility he received praises in the Apostolic Brief of Pope Innocent XII 1 Kings Pedro II and Joao V made efforts to elevate the archbishop to cardinal but when he was to be appointed by Pope Clement XI he died on 29 September 1710 1 He is buried in the cemetery of the poor in the old cathedral without epitaph and in humble burial as he had wanted 1 Bibliography editJoao Baptista de Castro 1870 Mappa de Portugal antigo e moderno in Portuguese Vol 3 Lisboa Typographia do Panorama p 90 Innocencio Francisco da Silva 1860 Diccionario bibliographico portuguez in Portuguese Vol 4 Lisboa Imprensa Nacional p 41 References edit a b c d Castro 90 3 Portugal Dicionario Historico Portugal Volume VI pag 1045 Edicao em papel de 1904 1915 Joao Romano Torres Editor Edicao electronica de 2000 2010 por Manuel Amaral Joao de Sousa Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Bracara Augusta Camara Municipal 26 February 1969 via Google Books External links edit Patriarchal See of Lisboa GCatholic org Portugal Dicionario Historico Portugal Volume VI pag 1045 Edicao em papel de 1904 1915 Joao Romano Torres Editor Edicao electronica de 2000 2010 por Manuel AmaralPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Portugal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joao de Sousa amp oldid 1040307271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
