José Maria da Fonseca e Évora
José Maria da Fonseca e Évora (3 December 1690 – 16 June 1752), the religious name of José Ribeiro da Fonseca Figueiredo e Sousa, was a Portuguese Franciscan who served as an accomplished diplomat of King John V in Rome and, later, Bishop of Porto.
His Most Reverend Lordship Frei José Maria da Fonseca Évora O.F.M. Obs. | |
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| Bishop of Porto | |
Portrait, c. 1730, National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Diocese | Porto |
| Appointed | 2 January 1741 |
| Predecessor | Tomás de Almeida |
| Successor | Frei António de Távora |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1715 |
| Consecration | 12 March 1741 by Tomás de Almeida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Ribeiro da Fonseca Figueiredo e Sousa 3 December 1690 Évora, Portugal |
| Died | 16 June 1752 (aged 61) Porto, Portugal |
| Buried | Porto Cathedral |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Styles of José Maria da Fonseca e Évora | |
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| Reference style | His Most Reverend Lordship |
| Spoken style | Your Most Reverend Lordship |
| Religious style | Frei José Maria |
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