Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo


Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Funchal and the first Bishop of Olinda.

Biography

Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo was born in Évora, Portugal in 1630 and ordained a priest on 15 Jun 1658.
On 16 Nov 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Olinda.
On 21 Mar 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Luis de Sousa, Archbishop of Lisbon.
On 27 Sep 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Funchal.
He served as Bishop of Funchal until his death on 20 May 1689.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: