Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa
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Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa (October 21, 1921 – September 2, 2010) was the Angolan
bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saurímo
from his appointment on February 3, 1977, until his retirement on January 15, 1997. He also remained the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Saurímo until his death in 2010.
Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes was born in Cajikole on October 21, 1921. He died on September 2, 2010, at the age of 88.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saurímo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saurímo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurímo is an archdiocese located in the city of Saurímo in Angola. Prior to its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011 it belonged to the Ecclesiastical province of Luanda...
from his appointment on February 3, 1977, until his retirement on January 15, 1997. He also remained the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Saurímo until his death in 2010.
Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes was born in Cajikole on October 21, 1921. He died on September 2, 2010, at the age of 88.