Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão
| Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Diocese of Beja (emeritus) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Beja |
| In office | 1980 - 1999 |
| Predecessor | Manuel Dos Santos Rocha |
| Successor | António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 29, 1951 |
| Consecration | January 22, 1967 by Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1922 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Beja, Portugal |
| Previous post | Prelate |
Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão (November 10, 1922 – February 21, 2012) was a Portuguese Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão was born in Lisbon, and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951. Falcão was appointed auxiliary archbishop to the Archdiocese of Lisbon on December 6, 1966 as well as titular bishop of Thelepte and ordained bishop January 22, 1967. Falcão was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Bejaon September 8, 1980 and would remain in the post until his retirement on January 25, 1999.
See also
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Beja Diocese (Portuguese)
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