António Francisco dos Santos explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, the Right Reverend
António Francisco dos Santos
Bishop of Porto
Motto:In manus Tuas
Diocese:Porto
Enthroned:December 21, 2004
Ended:September 11, 2017
Predecessor:Manuel Clemente
Successor:Manuel Linda
Ordination:December 8, 1972
Consecration:March 19, 2005
Consecrated By:Jacinto Botelho
Birth Date:21 February 1948
Death Place:Oporto
Nationality:Portuguese
Religion:Roman Catholic
Previous Post:Bishop of Aveiro
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Antonio Francisco dos Santos.svg

António Francisco dos Santos (21 February 1948 – 11 September 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1972, Santos served as auxiliary bishop of the Archbishop of Braga, Portugal, from 2004 to 2006. He then served as bishop of the Diocese of Aveiro from 2006 to 2014 and as bishop of the Diocese of Porto from 2014 until his death.[1]

Following a meeting between the Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia councils, both councils agreed to build a seventh bridge over the Douro river and name it D. António Francisco dos Santos Bridge.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/port3.htm Diocese of Porto
  2. http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/porto-gaia-announce-construction-of-seventh-bridge/45354 Porto, Gaia announce construction of seventh bridge