Alexandre José Maria dos Santos

His Eminence
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
O.F.M.
Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Maputo
See Maputo
Appointed 18 September 1976[1]
Retired 22 February 2003
Predecessor Custódio Alvim Pereira
Successor Francisco Chimoio
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988-)
Orders
Ordination 25 June 1953
by Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
Consecration 9 March 1975
by Agnelo Rossi
Created cardinal 28 June 1988
by Pope John Paul II
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
Born (1924-03-18) 18 March 1924
Zavala, Mozambique
Previous post Archbishop of Laurençco Marques (1974-76)[2]
Motto Servir e não ser servido ("To serve, not to be served")
Coat of arms

Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, O.F.M. (born 18 March 1924) is a Roman Catholic Mozambican cardinal. He was the first native cardinal of Mozambique.

Ecclesiastical career

He was born in Zavala, Mozambique. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953. He was archbishop of Maputo, between 1975 and 2003. On 26 June 1988 he was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, and given the titular church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali.[3]

References

  1. ↑ As the Archbishop of Maputo after it was renamed.
  2. ↑ The Archdiocese became the Maputo archdiocese but it held as a different position.
  3. ↑ Cardinal Title S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali GCatholic.org
  • "Santos Card. Alexandre José Mária dos, O.F.M." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  • Alexandre José Maria Cardinal dos Santos bio
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