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Humberto Sousa Medeiros, GCIH (October 6, 1915 – September 17, 1983) was a Portuguese-American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1970 until his death in 1983, and was created a cardinal in 1973.
Oct 20, 2010 · With Cushing’s health failing rapidly in the last 1960, the region’s Catholics expected that their new clerical leader would hail from the same “green” heritage, but they were stunned by the Vatican’s choice to succeed the dying cardinal: Bishop Humberto Sousa Medeiros, a Massachuetts native then presdiening over he diocese ...
Sep 18, 1983 · Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, spiritual leader of Boston's Roman Catholics, died this morning, a day after he underwent emergency heart surgery, a church official said.
MEDEIROS, HUMBERTO SOUSA. Fourth archbishop and seventh bishop of Boston, cardinal; b. Arrifes, Sao Miguel, in the Azores (Portugal), Oct. 6, 1915; d. Boston, Sept. 17, 1983.
Humberto de Sousa Cardeal Medeiros GCC • GCIH (Ponta Delgada, Arrifes, 6 de Outubro de 1915 — Boston, 17 de Setembro de 1983) foi um cardeal luso-americano.
Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros (born 6 Oct 1915, died 17 Sep 1983) Archbishop of Boston Consistory - 1973 : Created Cardinal Conclave - August 1978 : Participated
In an iconic photo from the archives of The Pilot, on arriving in the archdiocese, newly named Archbishop Humberto Sousa Medeiros visited Richard Cardinal Cushing at the Cardinal's Residence in Brighton and memorably knelt for his predecessor's blessing.
