António José de Sousa Barroso GCC GCNSC (5 November 1854 – 31 August 1918) was a Portuguese missionary and prelate of the Catholic Church, who was Prelate of Mozambique from 1891 to 1897, Bishop of Saint Thomas of Mylapore from 1897 to 1899, and thence Bishop of Porto until his death.[1]


Dom António Barroso

Bishop of Porto
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DiocesePorto
Appointed23 May 1899
PredecessorAmérico Ferreira dos Santos Silva
SuccessorAntónio Barbosa Leão
Previous post(s)Prelate of Mozambique (1891–1897)
Bishop of Saint Thomas of Mylapore (1897–1899)
Orders
Ordination20 September 1879
by José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens
Consecration5 July 1891
by José Sebastião de Almeida Neto
Personal details
Born
António José de Sousa Barroso

(1854-11-05)5 November 1854
Died31 August 1918(1918-08-31) (aged 63)
Porto, Portugal
Coat of armsDom António Barroso's coat of arms

The cause for his canonization was officially opened in 1992 by Archbishop Júlio Tavares Rebimbas. In June 2017, Pope Francis officially recognized a decree from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints stating that he lived a life of "heroic virtues" — a major step towards beatification — and he is now referred to as "Venerable".[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b c Araújo, Amadeu Gomes de. "Vida e Obra de António Barroso (1854–1918)" [The Life and Works of António Barroso (1854–1918)]. domantoniobarroso.pt (in Portuguese). Associação dos Amigos de D. António Barroso. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Decreto Sobre as Virtudes do Servo de Deus António José de Sousa Barroso, Bispo do Porto e Missionário (1854–1918)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Diocese of Porto. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ Araújo, Amadeu Gomes de (7 February 2019). "Venerável D. António Barroso, Processo de Canonização" (in Portuguese). Archdiocese of Braga. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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