Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva
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Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva[lower-alpha 1] (16 January 1830 – 21 January 1899) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church, who was Bishop of Porto from 1871 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1879.
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Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva | |
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Bishop of Porto | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Porto |
See | Porto |
Appointed | 26 June 1871 |
Installed | 20 September 1871 |
Term ended | 21 January 1899 |
Predecessor | João de França Castro e Moura |
Successor | António José de Souza Barroso |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1880-99) |
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Ordination | 26 September 1852 |
Consecration | 10 September 1871 by Inácio do Nascimento Morais Cardoso |
Created cardinal | 12 May 1879 by Pope Leo XIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva 16 January 1830 |
Died | 21 January 1899(1899-01-21) (aged 69) Porto, Kingdom of Portugal |
Buried | Porto Cathedral |
Parents | João Ferreira dos Santos Silva Carolina Augusta de La Rocque |
Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
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