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{{Expand Portuguese|topic=bio|João Afonso de Albuquerque (bispo de Goa)|date=January 2022}}
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| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend
| name = João Afonso de Albuquerque
| title = Bishop of Goa
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| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Goa|Diocese of Goa]]
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| term = 1537–1553
| predecessor = [[Francisco de Melo (bishop)|Francisco de Melo]]
| successor = [[Gaspar de Leão Pereira]]

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| consecration = On 13 Jan 1538
| consecrated_by = [[Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas]]
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'''João Afonso de Albuquerque, [[Order of Friars Minor|O.F.M.]]''' was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first [[Bishop of Goa]] (1537–1553).<ref name=HierarchiaIII-Goa>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/hierarchiacathol03eube/page/204/mode/2up|first=Konrad|last=Eubel|authorlink=Konrad Eubel|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi |volume=III|pages=204|date=1923|publisher=Libreria Regensbergiana|location=Münster|edition=second|ISBN=|language=Latin}}</ref>

==Biography==
João de Albuquerque was ordained a priest in the [[Order of Friars Minor]].<ref name=CathHierJorTem>{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Bishop João de Albuquerque, O.F.M. †|publisher=[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]|date=|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/balbuqj.html |accessdate=January 2, 2022}} [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref>
On 11 Apr 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of [[Pope Paul III]] as [[Bishop of Goa]].<ref name=HierarchiaIII-Goa /><ref name=CathHierJorTem/>
On 13 Jan 1538, he was consecrated bishop in [[Lisbon]] by [[Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas]], [[Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe]], with [[Martinho de Portugal]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal|Archbishop of Funchal]], and [[Fernando de Menezes Coutinho e Vasconcellos]], [[Bishop of Lamego]], serving as [[co-consecrators]].<ref name=CathHierJorTem/>
He served as Bishop of Goa until his death on 28 Feb 1553.<ref name=HierarchiaIII-Goa/><ref name=CathHierJorTem/>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Archdiocese of Goa e Damão|publisher=[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgoae.html |accessdate=January 9, 2021}} [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
*{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title= Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (India)|publisher=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/goaa0.htm |accessdate=January 9, 2021}} [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]

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| title = [[Bishop of Goa]]
| years = 1537–1553
| before = [[Francisco de Melo (bishop)|Francisco de Melo]]<br> Bishop-Elect
| after = [[Gaspar de Leão Pereira]]}}
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