Armindo Lopes Coelho

Armindo Lopes Coelho
Bishop of Porto
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Porto
In office13 June 1997 – 22 February 2007
PredecessorJúlio Tavares Rebimbas
SuccessorManuel Clemente
Previous postsBishop of Viana do Castelo (1982-1997)
Titular Bishop of Elvas (1978-1982)
Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (1978-1982)
Orders
Ordination1 August 1954
Consecration25 March 1979
by António Ferreira Gomes
Personal details
Born(1931-02-16)16 February 1931
Regilde (west of Felgueiras), Douro Province, Portugal
Died29 September 2010(2010-09-29) (aged 79)

Armindo Lopes Coelho (16 December 1931 – 29 September 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto, Portugal.

Ordained to the priesthood on 1 August 1954, Lopes Coelho was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Porto Diocese on 16 November 1978 and was consecrated on 25 March 1978. On 13 June 1997 he was appointed diocesan bishop of the Porto Diocese, retiring on 22 February 2007.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bishop Armindo Lopes Coelho". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.