Antônio de Macedo Costa explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmacos.html Archbishop Antônio de Macedo Costa