António Francisco dos Santos

António Francisco dos Santos (21 February 1948 – 11 September 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

His Excellency, the Right Reverend António Francisco dos Santos
Bishop of Porto
Bishop Antonio Francisco dos Santos
Diocese	Porto
Installed	21 December 2004
Term ended	11 September 2017
Predecessor	Manuel Clemente
Successor	Manuel Linda
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Aveiro
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1972
Consecration	19 March 2005 by Jacinto Botelho
Personal details
Born	(1948-02-21)21 February 1948
Died	11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 69) Porto, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	In manus Tuas
Coat of arms

Ordained to the priesthood in 1972, Santos served as auxiliary bishop of the Archbishop of Braga, Portugal, from 2004 to 2006. He then served as bishop of the Diocese of Aveiro from 2006 to 2014 and as bishop of the Diocese of Porto from 2014 until his death.^[1]

Following a meeting between the Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia councils, both councils agreed to build a seventh bridge over the Douro river and name it D. António Francisco dos Santos Bridge.^[2]