António de Sousa Braga

António de Sousa Braga S.C.I. (15 March 1941 22 August 2022) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate.


António de Sousa Braga

Bishop Emeritus of Angra
MetropolisLisbon
DioceseAngra
Appointed9 April 1996
Term ended15 March 2016
PredecessorAurélio Granada Escudeiro
SuccessorJoão Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador
Orders
Ordination17 May 1970
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration30 June 1996
by Aurélio Granada Escudeiro
Personal details
Born(1941-03-15)15 March 1941
Died22 August 2022(2022-08-22) (aged 81)
Lisbon, Portugal

De Sousa was born in Portugal and was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra, Portugal from 1996 until his retirement in 2016.[1]

References

  1. "Bishop António de Sousa Braga". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 23 August 2022.


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