NAGL, Franz Xaver (1855-1913)

Birth. November 26, 1855, Vienna, Austria. Son of Leopold Nagl, a doorman, and Barbara Kloiber. Received the sacrament of confirmation June 21, 1865.

Education. Seminary ot Krems, Krems; Seminary of Sankt Pölten, Sankt Pölten, 1874-1878; University of Vienna, Vienna (doctorate in theology, March 10, 1883).

Priesthood. Ordained, July 14, 1878, Vienna. Pastoral work in the archdiocese of Vienna, 1878-1882. Chaplain of S. Maria dell' Anima, Austrian church in Rome, 1882-1883. Professor of philosophy and exegesis, Seminary of Sankt Pölten, 1883-1885. Chaplain at the Imperial Court, Vienna, 1885-1887. Spiritual director of the Augustinianum College, Vienna, 1887-1889. Rector of S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome, 1889-1902. Protonotary apostolic ad instar participantium, March 9, 1893. Canon of the cathedral chapter of Vienna.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Trieste and Capodistria, June 2, 1902. Consecrated, June 15, 1902, church of S. Maria dell'Anima, Rome, by Cardinal Gaetano Aloisi Masella, assisted by Felix Marie de Neckere, titular archbishop of Melitene, economous and secretary of the Reverend Fabric of St. Pter's basilica, and by Giustino Adami, titular archbishop of Cesarea del Ponto. Promoted to the titular see of Tiro and appointed coadjutor of Vienna, with right of succession, January 19, 1910. Succeeded to the metropolitan see of Vienna, August 5, 1911.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 27, 1911; received the red hat and the title of S. Marco, December 2, 1912. Counselor to Emperor Franz Josef and member of the Chamber of Lords and of the Landtag.

Death. February 4, 1913, Vienna. Buried, metropolitan cathedral, Vienna.

Bibliography. Hartmann, Gerhard. "Nagl, Franz Xaver (1855-1913)." Die Bischöfe der deutschsprachigen Länder, 1785/1803 bis 1945 : ein biographisches Lexikon. Herausgegeben von Erwin Gatz. Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 1983, pp. 526-528; Loidl, Franz. Franz Xaver Kardinal Nagl : Erzbischof-Koadjutor (1910/11) u. Fürsterzbischof (1911/13) v. Wien. Wien : Erzbischöfliche Ordinariatskanzlei, 1967. Note: Aus: Beiträge zur Wiener Diözesangeschichte. 1965-1967; Saurer, Edith. Die politischen Aspekte der österreichischen Bischofsernennungen, 1867-1903. Anhang: Die Wiener Erzbischöfe Nagl und Piffl. Wien, München : Herold, 1968. (Forschungen zur Kirchengeschichte Österreichs, Bd. 6). Notes : Based on the author's thesis, Vienna, 1966.

Link. Biography, in German.

NAGY, S.C.I., Stanisław (1921-

Birth. September 30, 1921, Bieruń Stary, Wadowice, archdiocese of Kraków (now archdiocese of Katowice), Poland. His baptismal name is Stanisław Kazimierz.

Education. Entered the Congregation of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians), in Zgromadzenia, 1937. Jagiellonian University, Kraków (obtained the magisterium, 1948); Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin (doctorate, 1952; specialized in moral theology and ecumenism).

Priesthood. Ordained, July 8, 1945, Kraków, by Bishop Stanisław Rospond, titular bishop of Dardano, auxiliary of Kraków. At the Catholic University of Lublin (1): professor; habilitacja, 1968; professor extraordinary, 1979; professor ordinary, 1985. Rector of the Minor Seminary of the Sacred Heart, Kraków, 1947-1950. Rector of the Major Seminary of the Sacred Heart, Tarnow, 1952-1958. Since 1958, director of conferences, Catholic University of Lublin. In 1970, named director of the newly created section of comparative theology and ecumenism. Director of the branch of fundamental ecclesiology, 1972-1991. Director of the department of theology, Catholic University of Lublin, 1972-1974. Professor at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Wroclaw, 1973. Redactor of the section on ecumenism of the Encyklopedii Katolickiej and member of the editorial board of Roczników Teologicznych. Member of the Catholic-Lutheran Mixed Commission appointed by the Secretariat for Christian Union and the Lutheran Federation. Several times, president of the section of fundamental theology of the Commission of Studies of the Polish episcopate. Attended the II Extraordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 24 to December 8,1985; as an assistant to the special secretary. Member of the International Theological Commission, 1986-1996. Attended the Special Assembly for Europe of the the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 28 to December 14, 1991; as an auditor. On September 28, 2003, received the medal of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Wroclaw.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Hólar, October 7, 2003. Consecrated, October 13, 2003, Wawel cathedral basilica, Kraków, by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, archbishop of Kraków, assisted by Cardinal Marian Jaworski, archbishop of Lviv of the Latins, Ukraine, and by Józef Kowalczyk, titular archbishop of Eraclea, nuncio in Poland.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Maria della Scala, October 21, 2003. When he was promoted to the cardinalate, the cardinal was already 80 years old, therefore, he did not have the right to participate in the conclave.

Links. Photograph, news on his episcopal consecration, and his biography, in Polish; and his arms.

(1) The future Pope John Paul II taught moral theology in that university at that time.

NAPIER, O.F.M., Wilfrid Fox (1941-

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of February 21, 2001; received the red biretta and the title of S. Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia, February 21, 2001. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Named member of of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, February 3, 2007.

Bibliography. Chapeau, O.S.B., André and Charles N. Bransom. "Franciscan bishops." Franciscan Studies, XLVIII (1988), 319.

Link. His arms.

NASALLI ROCCA DI CORNELIANO, Giovanni Battista (1872-1952)

Birth. August 27, 1872, Piecenza, Italy. Of a noble family. Received the sacrament of confirmation in 1880 in the cathedral of Piacenza from Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, bishop of Piacenza. Received the first communion in 1881, while he was a student at "Collegio Vida", Cremona, from Msgr. Geremia Bonomelli. Uncle of Cardinal Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano (1969).

Education. "Collegio Vida", Cremona, 1881; received the ecclesiastical habit in 1887 from Bishop Scalabrini in the chapel of the episcopal residence; "Collegio Alessandro Luzzaga", Brescia, 1887-1888; received the ecclesiastical tonsure in 1888 in Piacenza from Bishop Scalabrini in the parish church of S. Chiara; Seminary of Piacenza, Piacensa (philosophy, theology, canon law, scuola tomista and moral theology); received the first two minor orders in 1890 in the chapel of the episcopal villa in S. Paolo; and the other two minor orders in 1892 in the parish church of S. Chiara; Collegio dei Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo, Rome, October 1891; in Collegio Lombardo, Rome, he was classmate of Carlo Perosi and Luigi Sincero, future cardinals; Pontifical Gregorian University, Roma (doctorate in theology, 1895); Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome (diplomacy; doctorate in in canon law, 1898).

Priesthood. Ordained, June 8, 1895, cathedral of Piacenza, by Bishop Scalabrini; celebrated his first mass on June 9th in the church of S. Pietro Apostolo. Pastoral work in the diocese of Piacenza, 1895-1896. Further sudies in Rome, 1896-1898. Worked with Bishop Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi of Bergamo in the organization of the Catholic Action in Italy and Rome. In 1899, he was named apprendista in the S.C. of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs with its secretary, Msgr. Felice Cavagnis, future cardinal. Canon coadjutor of the patriarchal Liberian basilica, 1899; canon, 1902. Domestic prelate of His Holiness, May 5, 1902. Protonotary apostolic, May 31, 1902. President of the Opera delle chiese povere. In 1904, he was named apostolic visitor for the Sacred Visit of Rome ordered by Pope Pius X. In 1905-1906, he was visitor to the dioceses of Ancona, Penne ed Atri, Recanati e Loreto, Teramo e Fermo, Bojano e Campobasso, and to many Italian seminaries.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Gubbio, January 25, 1907. Consecrated, February 10, 1907, patriarchal Liberian basilica, Rome, by Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli, bishop of Palestrina, assisted by Paolo Maria Barone, titular archbishop of Melitene, and by Raffaele Virili, titular bishop of Troade. Promoted to titular archbishop of Tebe di Grecia and appointed privy almoner of His Holiness, December 6, 1916. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, December 9, 1916. Ecclesiastical assistant to the Italian Catholic Youth, June 1921. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Bologna, November 21, 1921.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 23, 1923; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria in Traspontina, May 25, 1923. Papal legate to the centennial celebrations in honor of Pope Pius VII, Cesena, Italy, July 20, 1923; to the celebration in honor of Our Lady of "Ab Igne," Forlì, Italy, January 21, 1928; to the Plenary Council of Emilia, Italy, 1932. Participated in the conclave of 1939, which elected Pope Pius XII. Papal legate for the translation of the relics of Saint Dominic, August 4, 1946.

Death. March 13, 1952, Bologna. Buried in the basilica of Madonna di S. Luca in Bologna, on the hill overlooking the city (1).

Bibliography. Meluzzi, Luciano. I vescovi e gli arcivescovi di Bologna. Bologna : Grafica Emiliana, 1975, (Collana storico-ecclesiastica; 3), pp. 574-588.

(1) In the south side of the basilica; first pillar, on the east side thereof, over a confessional box which obscures the lower part of the text of the inscription, there is a memorial tablet with right profile bust of the cradinal by Bruno Boari, 1953; and this inscription, provided by Mr. Mar West, London, England:

NASALLI ROCCA DI CORNELIANO, Mario (1903-1988)

Birth. August 12, 1903, Piacenza, Italy, of a noble family. Son of Count Camillo Nasalli Rocca, who died when Mario was a child, and Marchioness Katie Taffini d'Accegliano. Nephew of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano (1923).

Education. Pontifical Roman Seminary, Rome; Pontifical Roman Athenaeum "S. Apollinare", Rome; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome.

Priesthood. Ordained, April 9, 1927, Rome. Pastoral work in the diocese of Rome, 1927-1969. Canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica. Privy chamberlain of His Holiness, November 22, 1931; reappointed, March 3, 1939. Domestic prelate of His Holiness, July 1, 1949. Master of the Papal Chamber, October 29, 1958; reappointed, June 21, 1963. Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, August 15, 1967.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Anzio, April 11, 1969. Consecrated, April 20, 1969, patriarchal Vatican basilica, by Cardinal Paolo Marella, archpriest of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, assisted by Diego Venini, titular archbishop of Adana, and by Alberto Scola, bishop of Norcia.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of April 28, 1969; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Giovanni Battista decollato, April 30, 1969. Special papal envoy the to first centennial of the coronation of image of Madonna dell'Arco, Italy, September 8, 1974. Participated in the conclave of August 25 to 26,1978, which elected Pope John Paul I. Participated in the conclave of October 14 to 16,1978, which elected Pope John Paul II. Opted for the order of cardinal priests and his deaconry was elevated pro illa vice to title, June 30, 1979. Attended the First Plenary Assembly of the Sacred College of Cardinals, Vatican City, November 5 to 9, 1979. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned 80 years of age, August 12, 1983.

Death. November 9, 1988, in a clinic in Rome. The funeral took place on the following November 11 in the Altar of the Chair of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, presided by Pope John Paul II. Later, his body was transferred to Piacenza for burial.

Links. His portrait by Ghiglia Paulo, Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi, Piacenza, Italy; his arms; and another picture of his arm.

NASCIMENTO, Alexandre do (1925-

Birth. March 1, 1925, Malanje, Angola.

Education. Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome; Classical University, Lisbon, Portugal.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 20, 1952, Rome, by Luigi Traglia, titular archbishop of Cesarea di Palestina, vice-gerent of Rome. Faculty member, Major Seminary of Luanda, and chief editor of the Catholic newspaper O apostolado, 1953-1956. Preacher of the metropolitan cathedral, 1956-1961. Forced to go into exile in Lisbon, 1961-1971. In Lisbon, pastoral work and counselor of the Movement of Teams of Our Lady. Successively, 1971-1975, in Lubango, faculty member and counselor, Pius XII Institute of Social Sciences; member of the archdiocesan curia; secretary of the Angolan Cáritas; special assistant to students and former political prisoners.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Malanje, August 10, 1975. Consecrated, August 31, 1975, by Giovanni De Andrea, titular archbishop of Acquaviva, apostolic delegate in Angola, assisted by Manuel Nunes Gabriel, archbishop of Luanda, and by Eduardo André Muaca, titular archbishop of Tagarbala, coadjutor, with right of succession, of Luanda. Elected vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of Angola, 1975-1981. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Lubango, February 3, 1977. Apostolic administrator, ad nutum Sanctae Sedis, of Onjiva. Kidnapped by Angolan guerrillas, October 15 to November 16, 1982.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of February 2, 1983; received the red biretta and the title of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino, February 2, 1983. Preached the spiritual exercises for the pope and the Roman Curia, Lent 1984. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Luanda, February 16, 1986. Attended the VIII Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 28, 1990. President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé. Attended the Special Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops for Africa, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994. Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese, January 23, 2001. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned 80 years old, March 1, 2005.

NEVES, O.P., Lucas Moreira (1925-2002)

Birth. September 16, 1925, São João del Rey, Brazil. The eldest of ten children of Victor Neves, a shoemaker, and Margarita Moreira, a school teacher. His father's ancestors descend from African slaves, who came from Benin.

Education. Minor Seminary, Mariana; joined the Order of Preachers; solemn profession, March 7, 1945; convent Santo Alberto Magno, São Paulo, (philosophy, 1945-1947); Saint-Maximin Theological School, Var, Fréjus-Toulon, France (theology, 1947-1951).

Priesthood. Ordained, July 9, 1950, Saint-Maximin, Var. Further studies, 1950-1952. In Brazil, vice-master of novices and students, 1952-1953; sub-prior of the Dominican convent of Rio de Janeiro; ecclesiastical assistant of the Catholic University Youth, São Paulo, 1952-1953; director of the journal Mensageiro do Santo Rosario, Rio de Janeiro, 1954-1962; ecclesiastical assistant of the Catholic University Youth, Rio de Janeiro, 1954-1959; spiritual counselor of the Christian Family Movement; its national vice-assistant, 1959-1965; official in the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazil, 1966-1967; spiritual counselor to intellectuals and artists, especially theater, in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 1962-1967.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Feradi maggiore and appointed auxiliary of São Paulo, June 9, 1967. Consecrated, August 26, 1967, São João del Rei, by Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, archbishop of São Paulo, assisted by Delfim Ribeiro Guedes, bishop of São João del Rei, and by Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P., bishop of Porto Nacional. Attended the II General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Medellín, Colombia, August 24 to September 6, 1968. President of the Brazilian Cáritas, 1971-1974. Vice-president of the Council for the Laity, March 7, 1974; December 10, 1976. Attended the III General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Puebla, México, January 27 to February 13, 1979. Secretary of the S.C. for Bishops and promoted to the rank of archbishop, October 15, 1979. Secretary of the Sacred College of Cardinals, November 15, 1979. Transferred to the titular see of Vescovio, January 3, 1987. Transferred to the metropolitan see of São Salvador da Bahia, July 9, 1987. Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of June 28, 1988; received the red biretta and the title of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, June 28, 1988. Attended the VIII Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 28, 1990; relator general; member of its general secretariat, 1990-1994. Attended the IV General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 12 to 28, 1992. Attended the Special Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops for Africa, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994. Special papal envoy to the National Eucharistic Congress, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, August 31 to September 4, 1994. President of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil, 1995-1998. Attended the Special Assembly for America of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 16 to December 12, 1997. Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops ad iuris normam and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America ad iuris normam, June 25, 1998; he was first Latin American to occupy the presidency of this commission. Bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, retaining in commendam the title of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, June 25, 1998. Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese, June 25, 1998. Attended the Special Assembly for Oceania of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 22 to December 12, 1998; the II Special Assembly for Europe of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999. Resigned the prefecture and the presidency, September 16, 2000.

Death. September 8, 2002, Rome. Buried in the metropolitan cathedral basilica of São Salvador da Bahia.

Link. Biography, in English (Britannica).

NGUYÊN VAN THUÂN, François-Xavier (Nguyeãn vaên Thuaän, Phanxicoâ Xavieâ) (1928-2002)

Links. Biography, in French; biography, in English (Britannica).

NICORA, Attilio (1937-

Birth. March 16, 1937, Varese, archdiocese of Milan, Italy.

Education. Theological Seminary of Venegono, Milan; Pontifical Lombard Seminary, Rome; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan (licentiate in law); Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (licentiate in canon law); Theological Faculty, Milan (licentiate in theology).

Priesthood. Ordained, June 27, 1964, Milan, by Giovanni Colombo, archbishop of Milan. Professor of canon law, Theological Seminary of Venegono; counselor of the secular institute Milites Christi; rector of the Theological Seminary of Venegono from October 1970.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Fornos minore and appointed auxiliary of Milan, April 16, 1977. Consecrated, May 28, 1977, metropolitan cathedral of Milan, by Cardinal Giovanni Colombo, archbishop of Milan, assisted by Bernardo Citterio, titular bishop of Floriana, auxiliary of Milan, and by Giulio Oggioni, bishop of Bergamo. Oversaw the 1984 revision of the concordat between Italy and the Holy See. Exonerated from the function of auxiliary bishop of Milan and placed at the disposition of the presidency of the Italian Episcopal Conference, February 11, 1987. President of the committee for the problems of the organisms and ecclesiastical goods, 1987. President of the episcopal commission for charity services and Italian Caritas, 1990. Transferred to the diocese of Verona, June 30, 1992. Delegate of the presidency of the Italian Episcopal Conference for juridical affairs, September 18, 1997. Exonerated from the pastoral government of the diocese, September 18, 1997. Attended the II Special Assembly for Europe of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999; member of the commission for the message. President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and promoted to the rank of archbishop, September 2002. General ecclesiastical counselor of the Union of Italian Catholic Jurists.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Reappointed president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, April 21, 2005. Attended the XI General Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Named pontifical legate for the basilicas of San Francesco and of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi, February 21, 2006. Participated, in the name of the pope, in the funeral of Pasquale Macchi, prelate emeritus of Loreto, former secretary of Pope Paul VI, that took place in the metropolitan cathedral of Milan, Italy, on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 10.30 a.m. Attended the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church".

Link. His arms.

NOÈ, Virgilio (1922-

Birth. March 30, 1922, Zelata di Bereguardo, diocese of Pavia, Italy.

Education. Seminary of Pavia, Pavia; Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.

Priesthood. Ordained, October 1, 1944. Pastoral work in the diocese of Pavia, 1944-1948. Further studies, Rome, 1948-1952. Successively, 1952-1964, faculty member of the Seminary of Pavia and of the Seminary of Tortona; counselor to the "Catholic Graduates"; president of the diocesan liturgical commission; consultant to the Italian Catholic Union of Teachers. Successively, 1964-1969, in Rome, secretary and president of the Center of Liturgical Action of Italy and faculty member of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of S. Anselmo; director of Liturgia; member of the committee for the revision of pontifical ceremonies; vice-rector of the Lombardian Seminary of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo, 1966-1968; president of the Italian Association of Catholic Scouts. Undersecretary of the S.C. for Divine Worship, May 9, 1969. Master of Pontifical Ceremonies, January 9, 1970 to March 6, 1982. Chaplain of the Pontifical Guard, 1970. Member of the commission for the study of the role of women in society and in the church. Member of the Central Committee for Holy Year of 1975. Undersecretary of the S.C. for Sacraments and Divine Worship, section of Divine Worship, July 14, 1975. Secretary adjunct of the S.C. for Sacraments and Divine Worship, October 21, 1977.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Voncaria and appointed secretary of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, section of Divine Worship, January 30, 1982. Consecrated, March 6, 1982, patriarchal Vatican basilica, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Eduardo Martínez Somalo, titular archbishop of Tagora, substitute of the Secretariat of State, and by Antonio Giuseppe Angioni, bishop of Pavia. Named coadjutor of Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani, archpriest of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, delegate of the Fabric of St. Peter. President of the Permanent Commission for the Preservation of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, May 24, 1989. Coadjutor of the vicar general of Vatican City, January 14, 1991.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of June 28, 1991; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, June 28, 1991. Archpriest of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, vicar general of Vatican City, president of the Fabric of Saint Peter, July 1, 1991. President of the Cardinalitial Commission for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari, September 12, 1993; commission abolished, 1996. Opted for the order of cardinal priests and the title of Regina Apostolorum, February 26, 2002. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned 80 years of age, March 30, 2002. Resigned posts, April 24, 2002.

Link. His arms.

NSUBUGA, Emmanuel (1914-1991)

Birth. November 11, 1914, Kisule, archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda. His first name is Emmanuel Kiwanuka.

Education. Major Seminary of Katigondo, Katigondo.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 15, 1946, Katigondo. Pastoral work in archdiocese of Kampala, 1946-1966; vicar general, 1961-1966; vicar capitular, 1966.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Kampala, August 5, 1966. Consecrated, October 30, 1966, Nukivalo Stadium, Kampala, by Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa, bishop of Bukoba, assisted by Guido Del Mestri, titular archbishop of Tuscania, pro-nuncio in Uganda, and by Jean-Marie Ogez, M.Afr., bishop of Mbarara. President of the Ugandan Episcopal Conference, 1967-1975. Attended the First Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, September 29 to October 29, 1967, Vatican City; the First Extraordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 11 to 28, 1969; the II Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to November 6, 1971; the III Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 27 to October 26, 1974.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 24, 1976; received the red biretta and the title of S. Maria Nuova, May 24, 1976. Participated in the conclave of August 25 to 26,1978, which elected Pope John Paul I. Participated in the conclave of October 14 to 16,1978, which elected Pope John Paul II. Attended the First Plenary Assembly of the Sacred College of Cardinals, Vatican City, November 5 to 9, 1979. Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese, February 8, 1990. He was the first cardinal from Uganda.

Death. April 20, 1991, Cologne, Germany. Buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Kampala.

NUNES, José da Costa (1880-1976)

Birth. March 15, 1880, Candelária, diocese of Angra, Azores, Portugal. Son of José da Costa Nunes and Francisca Felizarda de Castro Nunes. He was baptized four days after his birth in the parish church of Candelária.

Education. Seminary of Angra, Angra.

Priesthood. Went to Macau as missionary, June 4, 1903. Ordained, July 26, 1903, chapel of the episcopal palace of Macau, by João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro, bishop of Macau; celebrated his first mass the following 31 of July, in the church of Santo Agostinho, Macau. Pastoral work and faculty member of the Seminary of Macau, 1903-1906. Vicar general of the diocese of Macau and Timor, 1906-1913. Founder of the journal Oriente. Missionary work in Timor, 1913-1920. Vicar capitular of Macau, February 21, 1917.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Macau, December 16, 1920. Consecrated, November 20, 1921, parish church of Horta, by Emmanuel da Costa, bishop of Angra, assisted by Manuel Augusto Xavier, dean of Horta, and by Francisco Nunes da Rocha, dean of Madalena do Pico. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Goa and Damão, with title of patriarch of Oriental Indies, December 11, 1940. President of the Permanent Committee of International Eucharistic Congresses, July 13, 1953. Transferred to the titular see of Odessa with title of patriarch ad personam, December 16, 1953. Vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, December 16, 1953.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of March 19, 1962; received the red hat and the title of S. Prisca, March 22, 1962. Attended the Second Vatican Council, 1962-1965. Participated in the conclave of 1963, which elected Pope Paul VI. Papal legate to the 4th centennial celebration of arrival of the first Catholic missionaries to Macau, November 10, 1965. Lost the right to participate in the conclave by being older than eighty years, January 1, 1971.

Death. November 29, 1976, Rome. Buried, temporarily, Campo Verano cemetery, Rome; remains transferred to the church of S. Antonio dei Portoghesi, Rome (1).

Link. Biography and testament, in Portuguese.

(1) In his will he asked to be buried in that church if he died in Rome, and if he died in Portugal, to be buried in the cemetery of Horta, next to his parents.

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