Afonso Furtado de Mendonça
D. Afonso Furtado de Mendonça (Montemor-o-Novo, 1561 - Lisbon, 2 June 1630) was a Portuguese prelate, who was for five years Bishop of Guarda, two years Bishop of Coimbra, seven years Archbishop of Braga, and four years of Lisbon, in whose cathedral, in the main chapel, he was buried.
Afonso Furtado de Mendonça | |
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| Archbishop of Lisbon | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Lisbon |
| See | Cathedral of St. Mary Major |
| Installed | 2 December 1626 |
| Term ended | 2 June 1630 |
| Predecessor | Miguel de Castro |
| Successor | João Manuel de Ataíde |
| Other post(s) | Archbishop of Braga (1618–26)
Bishop of Guarda (1609–16) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1561 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |
| Died | 2 June 1630 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Buried | Patriarchal Cathedral, Lisbon |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | University of Coimbra |
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