Eurico Dias Nogueira
Eurico Dias Nogueira (born March 6, 1923 in Dornelas do Zêzere , † May 19, 2014 in Braga ) was a Portuguese clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Braga . He is considered a major figure in the Portuguese Church in the twentieth century.
Life
Eurico Dias Nogueira was ordained a priest on December 22, 1945 . He completed a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (1945–1948) and a degree in civil law at the University of Coimbra in Coimbra (1948–1955). Among other things, he worked as a missionary in the Mozambican diocese of Vila Cabral .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on July 10, 1964 Bishop of Vila Cabral . The Archbishop ad personam of Coimbra , Ernesto Sena de Oliveira , donated him episcopal ordination on December 6th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro , Archbishop of Évora , and Manuel Dos Santos Rocha , Auxiliary Bishop in Lisbon . He was a participant in the last two sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
He was appointed Bishop of Sá da Bandeira in Angola on February 19, 1972 and resigned from this office on February 3, 1977. On November 3 of the same year he was by Paul VI. appointed Archbishop of Braga . On June 5, 1999, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Eurico Dias Nogueira was Prior of the Northern Province of the Lieutenancy Portugal of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .
Act
Eurico Dias Nogueira was a sought-after discussion partner due to his work and experience in Mozambique and Angola . He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique .
He has published several books, was a judge at the ecclesiastical court and was involved in postgraduate courses for lawyers and attorneys and in the Braga Council Seminar.
Web links
- Entry on Eurico Dias Nogueira on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 28, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Morreu D. Eurico Dias Nogueira, arcebispo emérito de Braga
- ↑ Eurico Dias Nogueira. PR recorda “personalidade marcante” da igreja portuguesa , Agência Lusa, May 20, 2014 (Portuguese)
- ↑ DELEGAÇÃO DO NORTE ( Memento of September 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , accessed on January 21, 2012 (Portuguese)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Francisco Maria da Silva |
Archbishop of Braga 1977–1999 |
Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga |
Altino Ribeiro de Santana |
Bishop of Sá da Bandeira 1972–1977 |
Alexandre do Nascimento |
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Bishop of Vila Cabral 1964–1972 |
Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva SJ |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dias Nogueira, Eurico |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Braga |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dornelas do Zezere |
DATE OF DEATH | 19th May 2014 |
Place of death | Braga |