Type: | Archbishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Archbishop |
Antônio de Macedo Costa | |
Archbishop of São Salvador Primate of Brazil | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | São Salvador da Bahia |
Appointed: | 26 June 1890 |
Predecessor: | Luís Antônio dos Santos |
Successor: | Jerônimo Tomé da Silva |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1830 |
Birth Place: | Maragogipe, Bahia, Empire of Brazil |
Death Place: | Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Archbishop Antônio de Macedo Costa (7 Aug 1830 - 20 Mar 1891) was Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia and previously Bishop of Pará. He had been present at the First Vatican Council as a council father.[1] While Bishop of Pará he had been imprisoned for his role in the Religious Issue.