Alexandre José Maria dos Santos

Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, O.F.M. (18 March 1924 – 29 September 2021) was a Roman Catholic Mozambican cardinal. He was the first native cardinal of Mozambique. 

He was born in Zavala, Mozambique. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953. 

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.Cardinal Title S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali GCatholic.org

Santos died on 29 September 2021 at the age of 97.Morreu Dom Alexandre, primeiro cardeal católico moçambicano  

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