Paulino Fernandes Madeca
Paulino Fernandes Madeca (born November 28, 1927 in Chingolo in Cabinda , Angola , † January 9, 2008 in Luanda , Angola) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cabinda .
Life
Madeca entered the seminary in 1940 , studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Luanda, and was ordained there on July 20, 1958 .
On July 22, 1983 he was appointed titular bishop of Egnatia and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Luanda by Pope John Paul II . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Delegate in Angola, Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli , on October 9 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Eduardo André Muaca , Archbishop of Luanda, and Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga , Bishop of Benguela .
On July 2, 1984, he was appointed the first bishop of the Cabinda diocese , which was founded in the same year from the Luanda Archdiocese.
Fernandes Madeca campaigned against state injustices, the unsatisfactory living conditions of the population and for the observance of human rights in Cabinda.
Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation on February 11, 2005. He died in Luanda Military Hospital and was buried in Cabinda.
proof
- ↑ http://notasformais.blogspot.com/2004/07/cabinda-se-no-fosse-voz-da-igreja.html
- ↑ http://devel.paroquias.org/noticias.php?n=197 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on Paulino Fernandes Madeca on catholic-hierarchy.org
- "Angola: Morreu o primeiro bispo de Cabinda" (Portuguese)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Cabinda 1984-2005 |
Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fernandes Madeca, Paulino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Angolan bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chingolo , Cabinda, Angola |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2008 |
| Place of death | Luanda , Angola |