José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira Explained

Jose Augusto Martins
Birth Date:10 April 1935
Birth Place:Portugal
Death Date:14 October 2020

José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira (10 April 1935  - 14 October 2020) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic bishop.

Martins Fernandes Pedreira was born in Portugal and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as titular bishop of Elvas and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto, Portugal from 1982 to 1997 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo, Portugal from 1997 to 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vian0.htm Diocese of Viana do Castelo