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Miguel de Castro | |
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| Archbishop of Lisbon,Viceroy of Portugal | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Lisbon |
| See | Cathedral of St. Mary Major |
| Installed | 26 February 1586 |
| Term ended | 1 July 1625 |
| Predecessor | Jorge de Almeida |
| Successor | Afonso Furtado de Mendonça |
| Other post | Bishop of Viseu(1579–86) |
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| Born | 1536 |
| Died | (1625-07-01)1 July 1625 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | University of Coimbra (Th.D.) |
D.Miguel de Castro (1536-1625) wasBishop of Viseu in 1579,Archbishop of Lisbon in 1586, and laterViceroy of Portugal. He received his doctorate in Theology atCoimbra and was appointed Inquisitor of the Holy Office in 1556, eleven years later becoming a member of the General Council.
Protected by theCardinal-King Henry of Portugal, he ascended to the prelacy of Viseu in 1579, and in 1585 is named Archbishop of Lisbon, successor to D. Jorge de Almeida.
He also directed the reprinting of theConstituições do Arcebispado de Lisboa "both the old and the extravagant." D. Miguel held high positions during thePhilippine rule, being one of the Governors of the Kingdom in 1593.
A biography ofBartolomeu da Costa was dedicated to him, in 1611, by António Carvalho de Parada.[1]
In 1615 he succeeded Bishop Pedro de Castilho as Viceroy of Portugal, a post he held for two years.
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