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Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa (31 August 1921 – 17 July 2003) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huambo then Lubango, Angola.
Manuel Franklin da Costa | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 31 August 1921 Cabinda Province, Angola |
| Died | 17 July 2003 (aged 81) |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Ordination | 1948 |
| Senior posting | |
| Post | Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango (1986-1997) |
| Previous post | Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo (1977-1986) |
Ordained priest in 1948, da Costa was appointed Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho (now the Diocese of Saurimo) in 1975, just months before Angola achieved recognized independence. In February 1977, da Costa became the Archbishop of Huambo and in 1986, Archbishop of Lubango, where he would stay until his retirement in 1997.
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