Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos

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Dom Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (born September 18, 1837 in Funchal , † November 28, 1880 in Goa ) was a Portuguese clergyman of the Catholic Church.

In 1871, the prelate became coadjutor of the Bishop of Funchal and titular bishop of Gerasa . In 1872 he became Bishop of Funchal and on July 23, 1874 Archbishop of Goa . He held this office for six years until his death in 1880.

He was co- consecrator of the Patriarch Cardinal José Sebastião de Almeida Neto .

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SURNAME Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Aires de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Goa
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Funchal , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1880
Place of death Goa , Portuguese India