Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira
Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira (born February 26, 1938 in Porto ) is a Portuguese clergyman and emeritus military bishop of Portugal .
Life
Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira was ordained a priest on October 15, 1960 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in the Portuguese military ordinariate and titular bishop of Gaudiaba on April 22, 1989 . The episcopal ordination donated him the Patriarch of Lisbon and Military Bishop of Portugal, António Cardinal Ribeiro , on July 15 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Júlio Tavares Rebimbas , Archbishop ad personam of Porto , and Eurico Dias Nogueira , Archbishop of Braga .
On May 3, 2001, he was appointed military bishop of Portugal.
On October 10, 2013, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| António Cardinal Ribeiro |
Military Bishop of Portugal 2001-2013 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ferreira, Januário Torgal Mendes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese clergyman, military bishop emeritus of Portugal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | postage |