Miguel Rangel

Most Reverend
Miguel Rangel
Bishop of Angola e Congo
Church Catholic Church
In office 1596–1602
Predecessor None
Successor Antonio de Santo Estevão
Orders
Ordination 1581
Consecration 1596
by Fabio Blondus de Montealto
Personal details
Born 1541
Coimbra, Portugal
Died 16 Aug 1602

Miguel Rangel, O.F.M. Cap. (1541–1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Angola e Congo (1596–1602).[1][2]

Biography

Miguel Rangel was born in Coimbra, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1581.[1] On 20 May 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Angola e Congo.[1] In 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Fabio Blondus de Montealto, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem.[1] He served as Bishop of Angola e Congo until his death on 16 Aug 1602.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Miguel Rangel, O.F.M. Cap." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Luanda" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Angola e Congo
1596–1602
Succeeded by
Antonio de Santo Estevão
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