Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva
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His Excellency Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Leiria–Fátima | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Leiria–Fátima |
| Appointed | 13 May 1987 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 2 February 1993 |
| Term ended | 22 April 2006 |
| Predecessor | Alberto Cosme do Amaral |
| Successor | António Marto |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 August 1954 |
| Consecration | 16 June 1979 by Eurico Dias Nogueira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1930 Santa Maria de Avioso, Maia, Portugal |
Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva (born 16 June 1930) is a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Bishop of the Leiria–Fátima from 1993 until his retirement in 2006.
Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva was born on 16 June 1930 in Santa Maria de Avioso, in the Diocese of Porto, Portugal.[1] He completed his philosophical and theological studies at the seminary of Porto and was ordained a priest on 1 August 1954 for the Diocese of Porto.[2]
During his priestly ministry, he served as professor at the Major Seminary of Porto and at the Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto, judge of the ecclesiastical tribunal, and director of the diocesan weekly Voz Portucalense. He also founded and directed the journal Síntese.[3]
