Henrique de Coimbra
Henrique Soares de Coimbra | |
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| Bishop of Ceuta | |
Detail from A Primeira Missa no Brasil by Victor Meirelles (1861) | |
| Church | Diocese of Ceuta |
| Appointed | 30 January 1506 |
| Installed | 1506 |
| Term ended | 1532 |
| Predecessor | Dom Diogo Ortiz de Vilhegas |
| Successor | Dom Diogo da Silva O.F.M. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1465 |
| Died | 14 September 1532 (aged 66–67) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Coat of arms | |
Henrique Soares de Coimbra O.F.M. (c. 1465 – 14 September 1532) was a Portuguese friar and bishop. He was a renowned missionary in India and Africa and traveled with the fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. In Brazil, he is known for celebrating the first mass in the country on 26 April 1500.