Matthieu de Castro Malo

Not to be confused with Matheus de Castro.

Matthieu de Castro Malo, C.O. or Matheus de Castro Mahalo (1604–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia (1637–1677) and Vicar Apostolic of Idalcan (1637–1669).

Most Reverend Matthieu de Castro Malo
Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1637–1677
Predecessor	None
Successor	Custodio do Pinho
Previous post(s)	Vicar Apostolic of Idalcan (1637–1669)
Orders
Consecration	30 November 1637 by Andrea Soffiani
Personal details
Born	1604
Died	20 July 1677 (age 73)

Biography

Matthieu de Castro Malo was born in 1604 and ordained a priest in the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. On 14 November 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Vicar Apostolic of Idalcan and Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia. On 30 November 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Andrea Soffiani, Bishop of Santorini, with Domenico Marengo, Bishop of Syros e Milos, and Giacomo Della Rocca, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Vicar Apostolic of Idalca until his resignation in 1669. He died on 20 July 1677.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bombay". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay (India)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}