Manuel da Silva Martins

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Monument in Manuel da Silva Martins' hometown

Manuel da Silva Martins (born January 20, 1927 in Leça do Balio , † September 24, 2017 in Maia ) was a Portuguese clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Setúbal .

Life

Manuel da Silva Martins studied theology and philosophy at the seminary in Porto and was ordained a priest on August 12, 1951 . After studying for a doctorate at the Gregorian in Rome, he was Professor of Canon Law at the Major Seminary in Porto, later its Vice-Rector. He was Vicar General in Porto from 1969 to 1975.

Pope Paul VI appointed him on July 16, 1975 as the first bishop of the diocese of Setúbal established on the same date . The Bishop of Porto , António Ferreira Gomes , donated him episcopal ordination on October 26th of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Domingos de Pinho Brandão , auxiliary bishop in Porto, and António Baltasar Marcelino , auxiliary bishop in Lisbon . On April 23, 1998, Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation.

Manuel da Silva Martins was President of the Episcopal Commission for Social and Charitable Action and President of the Episcopal Commission for Migration and Tourism. He was also active as president of the Portuguese section of Pax Christi and the Fundação SPES .

His sermons were published; he was extremely present on radio, television and the press. He condemned the hunger in the world and the unemployment of many people in his diocese. He condemned the inhumane humiliation of gypsies and migrants, as well as the poor and homeless.

He became an honorary citizen of several cities and municipalities in Portugal. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Lusíada . In 2015 Martins was awarded the Medal of the Ordem de Timor-Leste .

literature

  • História de uma Crise - Grito do Bispo de Setúbal , with Alcídio Torres
  • Um Modo de Estar (Bispo de Setúbal) , Edição da Caritas de Setúbal (Caritas Publishing House of Setúbal)
  • Pregões de Esperança - Edição da Caritas de Setúbal
  • Bispo de Setúbal - Um Homem plural , biography of António Sousa Duarte
  • D. Manuel Martins, to Bispo Resignatário, mas nicht resignado , Edição da Caritas de Setúbal (Caritas publishing house of Setúbal)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Natália Faria: Morreu D. Manuel Martins, o "bispo vermelho". publico.pt, September 24, 2017, accessed September 24, 2017 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ a b c d e D. Manuel Martins. (No longer available online.) Diocese-porto.pt, September 24, 2017, archived from the original on September 24, 2017 ; Retrieved September 24, 2017 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diocese-porto.pt
  3. ↑ Decreto do Presidente da República n ° 43/2015 de 6 de Maio , accessed on September 18, 2019.
predecessor Office successor
--- Bishop of Setúbal
1975–1998 		Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis
personal data
SURNAME Martins, Manuel da Silva
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Setúbal
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Leça do Balio , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 2017
Place of death Maia , Portugal