Miguel Rangel


Miguel Rangel, O.F.M. Cap. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Angola e Congo.

Biography

Miguel Rangel was born in Coimbra, Portugal and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1581.
On 20 May 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Angola e Congo.
In 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Fabio Blondus de Montealto, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem.
He served as Bishop of Angola e Congo until his death on 16 August 1602.