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Most Reverend
Francisco de Melo
Bishop of Goa
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Goa
In office1533–1536
PredecessorNone
SuccessorJoão de Albuquerque
Personal details
Died27 Apr 1536
Evora, Portugal

Francisco de Melo (died 1536) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was named as the first Bishop of Goa (1533–1536).

Biography

On 31 Jan 1533, Francisco de Melo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Goa. He never took possession of the diocese as he died in Evora, Portugal prior to his departure on 27 Apr 1536.

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 204. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco de Mello". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "Former Bishops and Archbishops". Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byNone Bishop of Goa
1533–1536 		Succeeded byJoão de Albuquerque
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