Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (8 July 1924 – 12 September 2016) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Macau from 1976 to 1988.
Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, a native of São Mateus, Pico, Azores, entered the seminary of Macau in 1938 and was ordained a priest on 6 October 1949.[1] In February 1955, he was appointed rector of this seminary.[2]
On 20 January 1976, Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of Macau. He was ordained bishop on 25 March 1976. On 6 October 1988, he resigned from this post.[1] He received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Portuguese Republic in November 1988. After this, he worked in the Diocese while his health allowed him.[2]
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^ ab"Bishop Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
^ abÁvila, Ermelindo (October 13, 2014). . Diário dos Açores (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
arquimínio, rodrigues, costa, july, 1924, september, 2016, portuguese, prelate, catholic, church, bishop, diocese, macau, from, 1976, 1988, excellency, most, reverenddiocesemacauappointed20, january, 1976installed25, march, 1976term, ended6, october, 1988prede. Arquiminio Rodrigues da Costa 8 July 1924 12 September 2016 was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church He was bishop of the Diocese of Macau from 1976 to 1988 His Excellency The Most ReverendArquiminio Rodrigues da CostaDioceseMacauAppointed20 January 1976Installed25 March 1976Term ended6 October 1988PredecessorPaulo TavaresSuccessorDomingos LamOrdersOrdination6 October 1949Consecration25 March 1976by John Baptist WuPersonal detailsBorn 1924 07 08 8 July 1924Sao Mateus Azores IslandsDied12 September 2016 2016 09 12 aged 92 Sao Mateus AzoresDenominationRoman Catholic Church Ordination history of Arquiminio Rodrigues da CostaHistoryPriestly ordinationDate6 October 1949PlacePortuguese MacauEpiscopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorJohn Baptist Wu Hong Kong Co consecratorsJulio Xavier Labayen Infanta Charles Joseph Lemaire Otrus tit Date25 March 1976PlaceCathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady MacauEpiscopal successionBishops consecrated by Arquiminio Rodrigues da Costa as principal consecratorDomingos Lam8 September 1987 Styles of Arquiminio Rodrigues da CostaReference styleHis ExcellencyThe Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleBishopLife editArquiminio Rodrigues da Costa a native of Sao Mateus Pico Azores entered the seminary of Macau in 1938 and was ordained a priest on 6 October 1949 1 In February 1955 he was appointed rector of this seminary 2 On 20 January 1976 Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of Macau He was ordained bishop on 25 March 1976 On 6 October 1988 he resigned from this post 1 He received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Portuguese Republic in November 1988 After this he worked in the Diocese while his health allowed him 2 References edit a b Bishop Arquiminio Rodrigues da Costa Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved December 26 2015 a b Avila Ermelindo October 13 2014 Notas do meu cantinho D Arquiminio Rodrigues da Costa Bispo Emerito de Macau Diario dos Acores in Portuguese Archived from the original on December 26 2015 Retrieved December 26 2015 Catholic Church titles Preceded byPaulo Tavares Bishop of Macau1976 1988 Succeeded byDomingos Lam Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arquiminio Rodrigues da Costa amp oldid 1221561495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
