Alexandre do Nascimento
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Key facts
- Archdiocese
- Luanda
- Appointed
- 16 February 1986
- Term ended
- 23 January 2001
- Predecessor
- Eduardo André Muaca
- Successor
- Damião António Franklin
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino
- Previous posts
- Bishop of Malanje (1975–1977) Archbishop of Lubango (1977–1986)
- Ordination
- 20 December 1952, by Luigi Traglia
- Consecration
- 31 August 1975, by Giovanni De Andrea
- Created cardinal
- 2 February 1983, by Pope John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- Alexandre do Nascimento , ( 1925-03-01 ) 1 March 1925, Malanje , Portuguese Angola
- Died
- 28 September 2024 (2024-09-28) (aged 99), Luanda , Angola
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Alma mater
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Motto
- Turres fortissima nomen domini
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexandre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Angola
- Place of birth
- Malanje Province
- Place of death
- Luanda
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- diocesan bishop
- Educated at
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Alexandre do Nascimento.jpg
- Religious order
- Dominican Order
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- 2024-09-28
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandre do Nascimento OP (1 March 1925 – 28 September 2024) was an Angolan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Luanda from 1986 to 2001 and was made a cardinal in 1983. He was a member of the Dominican Order.
Biography
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