Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore

DIOCESE OF SÃO TOMÉ OF MELIAPORE (Dioecesis S. Thomae de Meliapor)

Country : India
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1606
Incorporated into : 1952 Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

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Arms of Bishops

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  Sebastião de São Pedro (1606- 1615)

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  Luis de Brito de Menezes (1615-1627)

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  Paolo de Estrella (1631-1637)

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  Gaspar Alphonsus Álvares (1691-1708)

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  Francisco Laynez (1708-1715)

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  Emmanuel Sanches Goulão (1718-1719)

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  José Pinheiro (1725-1744)

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  Antonio da Encarnação (1745 -1752)

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  Théodore de Santa Maria (1756-1758)

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  Bernardo de São Caetano (1759-1780)

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  António da Assunção (1782-1783)

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  Manoel de Jesus (1787-1800)

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  Joaquim de Meneses e Ataide (1804-1820)

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  Estevam a Jesu Maria da Costa (1826-1828)

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  Henrique José Reed da Silva (1887-1897)

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  António José de Sousa Barroso (1897-1899)

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  Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro (1899-1929)

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  António Maria Teixeira (1929-1933)

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  Carlos de Sá Fragoso (1933-1937)

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  Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro (1937-1951)

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