Alexandre José Maria dos Santos facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Alexandre José Maria dos Santos |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Maputo |
| See | Maputo |
| Appointed | 18 September 1976 |
| Predecessor | Custódio Alvim Pereira |
| Successor | Francisco Chimoio |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) |
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| Ordination | 25 June 1953 |
| Consecration | 9 March 1975 by Agnelo Rossi |
| Created Cardinal | 28 June 1988 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Alexandre José Maria dos Santos |
| Born | 18 March 1924 Zavala, Mozambique |
| Died | 29 September 2021 (aged 97) Maputo, Mozambique |
| Previous post | Archbishop of Laurençco Marques (1974–76) |
| Motto | Servir e não ser servido ("To serve, not to be served") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (18 March 1924 – 29 September 2021) was a Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal. He was the first native cardinal of Mozambique.
Ecclesiastical career
Dos Santos was born in Zavala, Mozambique. He studied in Nyasaland and Lisbon before being ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953, becoming the first black Mozambican to receive the distinction. In 1973 he became the first African to run a seminary in Mozambique. He was archbishop of Maputo, between 1975 and 2003. On 26 June 1988, he was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, and given the titular church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali. He was instrumental in the peace process surrounding the end of the Mozambican Civil War. He did not participate in the conclaves of 2005 and 2013, because he was over the age limit by then.
See also
In Spanish: Alexandre José Maria dos Santos para niños
