Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva
Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva (16 January 1830 – 21 January 1899) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church, who was Bishop of Porto from 1871 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1879.
Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Porto | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Porto |
| See | Porto |
| Appointed | 26 June 1871 |
| Installed | 20 September 1871 |
| Term ended | 21 January 1899 |
| Predecessor | João de França Castro e Moura |
| Successor | António José de Souza Barroso |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1880-99) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 September 1852 |
| Consecration | 10 September 1871 by Inácio do Nascimento Morais Cardoso |
| Created cardinal | 12 May 1879 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva 16 January 1830 Porto, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 21 January 1899 (aged 69) Porto, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Buried | Porto Cathedral |
| Parents | João Ferreira dos Santos Silva Carolina Augusta de La Rocque |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Coat of arms | |
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