Melchior Carneiro
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Belchior Carneiro Leitão | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Ethiopia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 9 July 1577 – 19 August 1583 |
| Predecessor | Andrés de Oviedo |
| Successor | Afonso Mendes |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Nicaea (1555-1583) |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Patriarch of Ethiopia (1555-1577) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 15 December 1560 by João Nunes Barreto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1516 |
| Died | 19 August 1583 (aged 66–67) |
Belchior Carneiro Leitão, SJ, often known as Melchior Carneiro (1516 – 19 August 1583) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary bishop. He was one of the first Jesuit bishops.