About Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Lived 1924 – 2016 (aged 92). Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa was a Portuguese catholic priest and catholic 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.
Biography 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. In February 1955, he was appointed rector of this seminary.
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. 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.
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Portuguese priest (1924–2016)
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Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa was born on 8 July 1924 in São Mateus.
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Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa died on 12 September 2016 in Azores, São Mateus, Azores Islands.
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Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa was Portuguese.
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