Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Diocese Macau
Appointed20 January 1976
Installed25 March 1976
Term ended6 October 1988
Predecessor Paulo Tavares
Successor Domingos Lam
Orders
Ordination6 October 1949
Consecration25 March 1976
by  John Baptist Wu
Personal details
Born(1924-07-08)8 July 1924
Died12 September 2016(2016-09-12) (aged 92)
São Mateus, Azores
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Ordination history of
Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
History
Priestly ordination
Date6 October 1949
Place Portuguese Macau
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong)
Co-consecrators Julio Xavier Labayen (Infanta)
Charles-Joseph Lemaire (Otrus tit.)
Date25 March 1976
Place Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa as principal consecrator
Domingos Lam 8 September 1987
Styles of
Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
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Reference style His Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

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.

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Life

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ávila, Ermelindo (October 13, 2014). "Notas do meu cantinho: D. Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa Bispo Emérito de Macau". Diário dos Açores (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Macau
1976–1988
Succeeded by