Francisco de Melo (bishop)

Most Reverend Francisco de Melo
Bishop of Goa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Goa
In office	1533–1536
Predecessor	None
Successor	João de Albuquerque
Personal details
Died	27 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).[1]

Biography

On 31 Jan 1533, Francisco de Melo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as the first Bishop of Goa.[1][2] He never took possession of the diocese as he died in Evora, Portugal prior to his departure on 27 Apr 1536.[1][2][3]

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. ^[self-published]
3. "Former Bishops and Archbishops". Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Goa e Damão". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (India)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by None	Bishop of Goa 1533–1536	Succeeded by João de Albuquerque