Humberto Sousa Medeiros | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston | |
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| See | Boston |
| Appointed | September 8, 1970 |
| Installed | October 7, 1970 |
| Term ended | September 17, 1983 |
| Predecessor | Richard Cushing |
| Successor | Bernard Law |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 15, 1946 by James Edwin Cassidy |
| Consecration | June 9, 1966 by James Louis Connolly |
| Created cardinal | March 5, 1973 by Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1915 |
| Died | September 17, 1983 (aged 67) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Motto | Adveniat Regnum Tuum (Thy Kingdom Come) |
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| Styles of Humberto Sousa Medeiros | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Boston |
Humberto Sousa Medeiros GCC GCIH (October 6, 1915 – September 17, 1983) was a Portuguese-American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1970 until his death in 1983, and was created a cardinal in 1973. An ecclesiastical conservative, Cardinal Medeiros was considered a champion of the immigrant worker, the poor and minorities.[1]
- ^ "Cardinal Medeiros of Boston Dies After Coronary Bypass Operation", The New York Times, September 18, 1983.