D. Manuel Álvares da Costa was ordained on 26 July 1674, beginning an ecclesiastic career that took him to the priory of Santa Justa, the vicar-general of the Archbishopric of Lisbon (1705) and judge of Lisbon Ecclesiastical courts.
Diocese of Olindaedit
He became the Bishop of the Diocese of Olinda on 7 June 1706 (confirmed on 27 February 1707 by the apostolic nuncio in Lisbon, Michelangelo de Conti, the future Pope Innocent XIII) and left shortly after for Brazil. During his tenure in Olinda he was instrumental in the events associated with the Mascate War, a conflict between mercantile groups in Olinda and Recife. He took over the governorship of the Captaincy of Pernambuco in 1709, following Sebastião de Castro Caldas Barbosa being removed to Bahia for the invasions and revolts that occurred during the War. He remained governor until 1711, when he was succeeded by Felix José de Mendonça.
Diocese of Angraedit
On 20 January 1721 he was presented as the Bishop of the Diocese of Angra. Although it is unclear when he arrived in Angra, in his letter of introduction to the canon (dated 30 March 1721), he gave power of authority to deacon Francisco da Fonseca Carvão, who nominated an ecclesiastical governor. His pastoral actions in the Azores began with visits to the parishes on the island of Terceira, in 1722, wherein he criticized the local clergy for their indoctrination on Sundays and holy days. During this tenure he attempted to revitalize the processions around the churches, with the assistance of Confraria do Santíssimo (Confraternity of the Blessed); and was responsible for normalizing the clothing used by clerics, prohibiting hoods and cloaks.
The prelate presented to the Church of Nossa Senhora do Livramento (in 1725) an azulejo panel depicting the life St. Francis of Assisi, that was placed in the main chapel of the church in Angra. The bishop also authorized an inquiry into the life and virtues of Mother Francisca do Livramento, a sister in the Convent of Esperança in Angra.
At the same time he was responsible for creating various parishes and curias, including the ecclesiastical parishes of Nossa Senhora do Livramento in 1728 (then part of the parish of São Roque), Ponta Delgada and the curia of the parish of São José de Ponta Delgada.
Later lifeedit
D. Manuel Álvares da Costa died at the age of 93, on 10 January 1733, and was buried in a solemn ceremony in the Sé Cathedral of Angra, orated by the Florentino friar João da Trindade.
External linksedit
D. Manuel Álvares da Costa na Catholic Hierarchy
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