José da Costa Nunes


José Cardinal da Costa Nunes

Archbishop of Goa e Damão
Patriarch of the East Indies
José Cardinal da Costa Nunes in 1946
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Goa and Daman
ProvinceGoa and Daman
MetropolisGoa and Daman
SeeGoa and Daman
Elected11 December 1940
Term ended16 September 1953
PredecessorTeotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro
SuccessorJosé Vieira Alvernaz
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca
Orders
Ordination26 July 1903
by Bishop João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro
Consecration20 November 1921
by Bishop Manuel Damasceno da Costa
Created cardinal19 March 1962
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
José da Costa Nunes

(1880-03-15)15 March 1880
Died29 November 1976(1976-11-29) (aged 96)
Clinica Madonna di Fatima, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BuriedChurch of Candelária
28°21′04″N 16°22′11″W / 28.3512°N 16.3697°W / 28.3512; -16.3697
NationalityPortuguese
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceRome
ParentsJosé da Costa Nuñes(Sr.).(Father).
Francisca Felizarda de Castro.(Mother)
Profession
Alma materSeminary of Angra.
MottoDuc In Altum(Latin)
Bring Me Up(English)
Coat of arms
Styles of
José da Costa Nunes
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeGoa and Daman (Emeritus)
Ordination history of
José da Costa Nunes
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byJoão Paulino de Azevedo e Castro (Macau)
Date26 July 1903
PlaceEpiscopal Palace chapel, Portuguese Macau
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byManuel Damasceno da Costa (Angra)
Date20 November 1921
PlaceHorta, Faial, Azores
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope John XXIII
Date19 March 1962
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by José da Costa Nunes as principal consecrator
Bishop José Filípe do Carmo Colaço27 May 1956
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Dom José da Costa Nunes (Chinese: 高若瑟, 15 March 1880 – 29 November 1976) was a Portuguese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Macau from 1920 to 1940 and Patriarch of the East Indies from 1940 to 1953. He was made a cardinal in 1962.