Miguel de Castro
Miguel de Castro | |
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| Archbishop of Lisbon, Viceroy of Portugal | |
Portrait by Vieira Lusitano, 1755 | |
| 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(s) | Bishop of Viseu (1579–86) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1536 |
| Died | 1 July 1625 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | University of Coimbra (Th.D.) |
D. Miguel de Castro (1536-1625) was Bishop of Viseu in 1579, Archbishop of Lisbon in 1586, and later Viceroy of Portugal. He received his doctorate in Theology at Coimbra and was appointed Inquisitor of the Holy Office in 1556, eleven years later becoming a member of the General Council.