Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros
Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros was a Portuguese-born American Cardinal of the
Roman Catholic Church.
Born in the village of Arrifes, on the island of S?o Miguel,
Azores, as a child he immigrated, with his family, to
Fall River,
Massachusetts. He was ordained a priest of the Fall River diocese on June 15, 1946. He was assigned to several parishes and also held the position of Chancellor of the diocese.
On April 14, 1966 he was appointed Bishop of Brownsville,
Texas by
Pope Paul VI.
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Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros was a Portuguese-born American Cardinal of the
Roman Catholic Church.
Born in the village of Arrifes, on the island of São Miguel,
Azores, as a child he immigrated, with his family, to
Fall River,
Massachusetts. He was ordained a priest of the Fall River diocese on June 15, 1946. He was assigned to several parishes and also held the position of Chancellor of the diocese.
On April 14, 1966 he was appointed Bishop of Brownsville,
Texas by
Pope Paul VI. His
Episcopal ordination took place on June 9, 1966. He became well known for his tireless work on behalf of the migrant workers in the area. On September 8, 1970, he was appointed
Archbishop of Boston. Less than three years later, on March 5, 1973, he was created a Cardinal.
Cardinal Medeiros died in Boston during open heart surgery on September 17, 1983. He was laid to rest in Saint Patrick's Cemetery in his hometown of Fall River. The Cardinal Medeiros Trust fund was created in 1981 by the Texas
Knights of Columbus State Council Charities in his honor to provide educational grants to families of Knights.
