Bishop Alberto Cosme do Amaral †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Oct 1916		Born	Touro
13 Aug 1939	22.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Lamego, Portugal
8 Jul 1964	47.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
8 Jul 1964	47.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tagaria
23 Aug 1964	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tagaria
1 Jul 1972	55.7	Appointed	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
2 Feb 1993	76.3	Retired	Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
7 Oct 2005	89.0	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal

a priest for 66.2 years
a bishop for 41.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Florentino de Andrade e Silva †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Ernesto Sena de Oliveira †
Bishop João da Silva Campos Neves †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Alberto Cosme do Amaral † (1964)
Bishop Florentino de Andrade e Silva †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Horácio Coelho Cristino †

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