Manuel Franklin da Costa
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Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa (31 August 1921 – 17 July 2003) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop
of Huambo
then Lubango
, Angola
.
Appointed priest in 1948, da Costa was appointed Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho (now the Diocese of Saurimo) in 1975, just months before Angola achieved recognized independence. In February 1977, da Costa became the Archbishop of Huambo and in 1986, Archbishop of Lubango, where he would stay until his retirement in 1997.
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Huambo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo
The Archdiocese of Huambo is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady in Huambo.-History:...
then Lubango
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango
The Archdiocese of Lubango is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of St...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
.
Appointed priest in 1948, da Costa was appointed Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho (now the Diocese of Saurimo) in 1975, just months before Angola achieved recognized independence. In February 1977, da Costa became the Archbishop of Huambo and in 1986, Archbishop of Lubango, where he would stay until his retirement in 1997.
Source
- Manuel Franklin da Costa catholic-hierarchy.org