Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1837 – 1880) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa.
He was born September 18, 1837 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, a son of Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos Esmeraldo Rolim de Moura and wife Augusta Correia Vasques Salvago de Brito de Olival. On March 6, 1871 he was appointed coadjucator Bishop of Funchal, a diocese in Portugal, and on May 7, 1871 he was ordained as such. On October 27, 1872, he succeeded as Bishop of Funchal, after the death of the previous bishop, Patrício Xavier de Moura. He served as Archbishop of Goa for 9.6 years, from July 23, 1874 to his death on November 28, 1880.
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Patrício Xavier de Moura |
Bishop of Funchal 1872-1874 |
Succeeded by Manuel Agostinho Barreto |
| Preceded by João Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa |
Archbishop of Goa 1874-1880 |
Succeeded by António Sebastião Valente |
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