António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas
António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas OCarm (born November 3, 1941 in Barros , Portugal ) is a Portuguese religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Beja .
Life
António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas joined the Congregation of the Carmelites at and received on August 3, 1968, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On 3 July 1996 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Tlos and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Lisbon . The Patriarch of Lisbon, António Cardinal Ribeiro , donated him episcopal ordination on September 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Braga , Eurico Dias Nogueira , and the Bishop of Coimbra , João Alves . On January 25, 1999, John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Beja.
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on November 3, 2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Beja (Portogallo). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 3, 2016, accessed November 3, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão |
Bishop of Beja 1999-2016 |
José dos Santos Marcos |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fernandes Dantas, António Vitalino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fernandes Dantas, António Vitalino OCarm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Beja |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barros , Portugal |