Diogo Correia Valente, S.J. (Latin: Didacus Valente, Spanish: Diego Carreia Valente) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Funay (1618–1633).[1]

Most Reverend

Diogo Correia Valente
Bishop of Funai
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Funay
In office1618–1633
PredecessorLuís Cerqueira
SuccessorNone
Orders
Ordination1599
Consecration18 Mar 1618
by Ottavio Accoramboni
Personal details
Born1567
Died28 Oct 1633 (age 66)
Macau

Biography

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Diogo Correia Valente was born in 1567 in Lisbon, Portugal.[2] He was ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus.[2]

On 8 Jan 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Funay.[1][2] On 18 Mar 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Accoramboni, Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone.[2] He was unable to reach his diocese because of persecution. After the bishop of Macau, João Pinto da Piedade, O.P., returned to Europe in 1615,[3] he was named in 1623 as administrator of the diocese.[4] He died on 28 Oct 1633 in Macau.[1][2] He was buried in the Madre de Deus church but later transferred to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady after the church was destroyed in a fire.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 191. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Diego Correia (Carreia) Valente, S.J. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe. Taylor & Francis. May 2017. p. 170. ISBN 9781134802647.
  4. ^ a b "D. Diogo Correia Valente, SJ (1630-1633)". Diocese of Macau. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Funay
1618–1633
Succeeded by
None