José da Costa Nunes

Dom José da Costa Nunes (Chinese: 高若瑟, 15 March 1880 – 29 November 1976) was a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Macau from 1920 to 1940 and Patriarch of the East Indies from 1940 to 1953. He was made a cardinal in 1962.

His Eminence José Cardinal da Costa Nunes GCIC
Archbishop of Goa e Damão Patriarch of the East Indies
José Cardinal da Costa Nunes in 1946
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Province	Goa and Daman
Metropolis	Goa and Daman
See	Goa and Daman
Elected	11 December 1940
Term ended	16 September 1953
Predecessor	Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro
Successor	José Vieira Alvernaz
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca
Orders
Ordination	26 July 1903 by Bishop João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro
Consecration	20 November 1921 by Bishop Manuel Damasceno da Costa
Created cardinal	19 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	José da Costa Nunes (1880-03-15)15 March 1880 Candelaria do Pico, Azores, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	29 November 1976(1976-11-29) (aged 96) Clinica Madonna di Fatima, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Buried	Church of Candelária 28.3512°N 16.3697°W / 28.3512; -16.3697
Nationality	Portuguese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Rome
Parents	José da Costa Nuñes(Sr.).(Father). Francisca Felizarda de Castro.(Mother)
Profession	Bishop of Macau (1920-1921) Archbishop of Goa e Damão (1940-1953) Titular Patriarch of Odessus (1953-1962) Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber (1953-1962)
Alma mater	Seminary of Angra.
Motto	Duc In Altum(Latin) Bring Me Up(English)
Coat of arms

Styles of José da Costa Nunes
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Goa and Daman (Emeritus)

Ordination history of José da Costa Nunes
History Priestly ordination Ordained by João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro (Macau) Date 26 July 1903 Place Episcopal Palace chapel, Portuguese Macau Episcopal consecration Consecrated by Manuel Damasceno da Costa (Angra) Date 20 November 1921 Place Horta, Faial, Azores Cardinalate Elevated by Pope John XXIII Date 19 March 1962
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by José da Costa Nunes as principal consecrator Bishop José Filípe do Carmo Colaço 27 May 1956
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Biography

José da Costa Nunes on a visit to Portuguese Timor in 1937

José da Costa Nunes was born in Candelária, Azores, to José da Costa Nunes and his wife Francisca Felizarda de Castro Nunes. He was baptised four days later, on 19 March 1880.

After studying at the seminary in Angra, Nunes went to Macau as a missionary on 4 June 1903, and was ordained to the priesthood on the following 26 July. He then did pastoral work and taught at Macau's seminary until 1906. Nunes was named Vicar general of Macau and Timor from 1906 to 1913, when he began missionary work in Timor. He became Vicar capitular of Macau on 21 February 1917.

On 16 December 1920, Nunes was appointed Bishop of Macau by Pope Benedict XV. He received his episcopal consecration on 20 November 1921, from Bishop Emanuel da Costa, with Bishops Manuel Augusto Xavier and Francisco Nunes da Rocha serving as co-consecrators. Nunes was advanced to the Archdiocese of Goa e Damão, with title of Patriarch of the East Indies, on 11 December 1940. Resigning as Archbishop on 16 December 1953, he was made Titular Archbishop of Odessus and Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church that same day, whilst retaining the personal title of "Patriarch".

Pope John XXIII created him Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca in the consistory of 19 March 1962. Nunes attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 and he was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1963 papal conclave that selected Pope Paul VI. He served as the papal legate to the fourth centennial celebration of the arrival of the first Catholic missionaries to Macau on 10 November 1965.

He died in Rome at the age of 96. He was buried in the Campo Verano, but his remains, in accordance with his will, were later transferred to the church of Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi. In his will, Nunes had also expressed his desire to be buried in the cemetery of Horta, next to his parents, if he died in Portugal.

Trivia

• He founded the journal Oriente.
• He was named President of the Permanent Committee of International Eucharistic Congresses on 13 July 1953.

External links

• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
• Catholic-Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}