António Barroso

His Most Reverend Excellency Venerable Dom António Barroso GCC GCNSC
Bishop of Porto
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Porto
Appointed	23 May 1899
Predecessor	Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva
Successor	António Barbosa Leão
Previous post(s)	Prelate of Mozambique (1891–1897) Bishop of Saint Thomas of Mylapore (1897–1899)
Orders
Ordination	20 September 1879 by José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens
Consecration	5 July 1891 by José Sebastião de Almeida Neto
Personal details
Born	António José de Sousa Barroso (1854-11-05)5 November 1854 Remelhe, Barcelos, Portugal
Died	31 August 1918(1918-08-31) (aged 63) Porto, Portugal
Coat of arms

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.

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".

Distinctions

National orders

• Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (1886)

External links

• "Bishop António José de Souza Barroso". Catholic Hierarchy. ^{[self-published]}