Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos

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Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1837-1880) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa.

He was born September 18, 1837 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. On March 6, 1871 he was appointed coadjucator Bishop of Funchal, a diocese in Portugal, and on May 7, 1871 he was ordained as such. On October 27, 1872, he succeeded as Bishop of Funchal, after the death of the previous bishop, Patrício Xavier de Moura. He served as Archbishop of Goa for 9.6 years, from July 23, 1874 to his death on November 28, 1880.

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Preceded by
Patrício Xavier de Moura
Bishop of Funchal
1872-1874
Succeeded by
Manuel Agostinho Barreto
Preceded by
João Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa
Archbishop of Goa
1874-1880
Succeeded by
António Sebastião Valente