João da Rocha, S.J. (1587–1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was named as Titular Archbishop of ''Hierapolis in Phrygia'' (1623–1639). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

João da Rocha was born in Lisbon in 1587 and ordained a priest in 1603 in the

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. On 6 Mar 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as

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of ''Hierapolis in Phrygia'' and Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia. In 1625, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastião de São Pedro, Archbishop of Goa. He never succeeded as Patriarch of Ethiopia and died as Titular Archbishop of ''Hierapolis in Phrygia'' on 20 Jul 1639 in

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. While bishop, he was the

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of ''Ascalon'' and Coadjutor Archbishop of Cranganore (1637).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XV 1639 deaths 1587 births {{India-RC-bishop-stub