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Most Reverend Antonio de Gouvea |
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| Titular Bishop of Cyrene | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
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| Consecration | 8 Jan 1612 by Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1575 Beja, Portugal |
| Died | 18 Aug 1628 (age 53) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Previous post | Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1623-1624) |
Antonio de Gouvea, O.E.S.A. (1575-1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1611-1628).
Antonio de Gouvea was born in Beja, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine on 4 Jun 1591. On 19 Aug 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Titular Bishop of Cyrene. On 8 Jan 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses, Archbishop of Goa. He died on 18 Aug 1628. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Agustín Spínola Basadone, Bishop of Tortosa (1623), Agustín Antolínez, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1623), and Juan Roco Campofrío, Bishop of Zamora (1625).