About Miguel Rangel
Lived 1541 – 1602 (aged 60–61). Miguel Rangel was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Miguel Rangel, OFMCap (1541 – 16 August 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Angola e Congo (1596–1602).
Biography Miguel Rangel was born in Coimbra, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1581. On 20 May 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Angola e Congo. In 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Fabio Blondus de Montealto, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem. He served as Bishop of Angola e Congo until his death on 16 August 1602.
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historical Roman Catholic prelate
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Miguel Rangel was born in 1541 in Coimbra.
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Miguel Rangel died on 16 August 1602.
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Miguel Rangel was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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