Eurico Dias Nogueira
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Eurico Dias Nogueira is a Portuguese
Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
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Eurico Dias Nogueira was born in Dornelas do Zêzere, Portugal, ordained a priest on 22 December 1945. Nogueira was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Vila Cabral on 10 July 1964 and ordained bishop on 6 December 1964. Nogueira was then appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
on 19 February 1972 and would resign from the position on 3 February 1977. Nogueira's final appointment to archbishop of the Archdiocese of Braga
and would retire as archbishop of braga on 5 June 1999.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Eurico Dias Nogueira was born in Dornelas do Zêzere, Portugal, ordained a priest on 22 December 1945. Nogueira was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Vila Cabral on 10 July 1964 and ordained bishop on 6 December 1964. Nogueira was then appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango
The Archdiocese of Lubango is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of St...
on 19 February 1972 and would resign from the position on 3 February 1977. Nogueira's final appointment to archbishop of the Archdiocese of Braga
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal.Its suffragans are the diocese of Aveiro, diocese of Bragança-Miranda, diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Lamego, diocese of Porto, diocese of Viana do Castelo, diocese of Vila Real,...
and would retire as archbishop of braga on 5 June 1999.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of Vila Cabral
- Archdiocese of BragaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BragaThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal.Its suffragans are the diocese of Aveiro, diocese of Bragança-Miranda, diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Lamego, diocese of Porto, diocese of Viana do Castelo, diocese of Vila Real,...
- Diocese of Sá da BandeiraRoman Catholic Archdiocese of LubangoThe Archdiocese of Lubango is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of St...
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Braga Diocese (Portuguese)