His Excellency Eurico Dias Nogueira | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Braga Primate Emeritus of the Spains | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga |
In office | 1977 - 1999 |
Predecessor | Francisco Maria da Silva |
Successor | Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Vila Cabral (1964-1972) Bishop of Sá da Bandeira (1972-1977) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 22 December 1945 |
Consecration | 6 December 1964 by Ernesto Sena de Oliveira |
Rank | Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Dornelas do Zêzere, Portugal | 6 March 1923
Died | 19 May 2014 Braga, Portugal | (aged 91)
Eurico Dias Nogueira (6 March 1923 – 19 May 2014) [1] was a Portuguese Prelate of Catholic Church.[2]
Nogueira was born in Dornelas do Zêzere, Portugal and was ordained a priest on 22 December 1945. Nogueira was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Vila Cabral on 10 July 1964 and ordained bishop on 6 December 1964. Nogueira was then appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sá da Bandeira on 19 February 1972 and resigned from the position on 3 February 1977. Nogueira's final appointment was to Archbishop-Primate of the Archdiocese of Braga and he retired as archbishop on 5 June 1999.