His scruples regarding residence, and the appeals of the King and the Cardinal Prince, prevented him enjoying for long the hospitality of Pope Gregory XIII, and he returned to his diocese and died at Tavira on 20 August 1580.
His scruples regarding residence, and the appeals of the King and the Cardinal Prince, prevented him enjoying for long the hospitality of Pope Gregory XIII. He therefore returned to his diocese, the seat of which was transferred from Silves to Faro in 1577; he died at Tavira on 20 August 1580.