Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa

Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (8 July 1924 – 12 September 2016) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Macau from 1976 to 1988.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Diocese	Macau
Appointed	20 January 1976
Installed	25 March 1976
Term ended	6 October 1988
Predecessor	Paulo Tavares
Successor	Domingos Lam
Orders
Ordination	6 October 1949
Consecration	25 March 1976 by John Baptist Wu
Personal details
Born	(1924-07-08)8 July 1924 São Mateus, Azores Islands
Died	12 September 2016(2016-09-12) (aged 92) São Mateus, Azores
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

Ordination history of Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
History Priestly ordination Date 6 October 1949 Place Portuguese Macau Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong) Co-consecrators Julio Xavier Labayen (Infanta) Charles-Joseph Lemaire (Otrus tit.) Date 25 March 1976 Place Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa as principal consecrator Domingos Lam 8 September 1987

Styles of Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Life

Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, a native of São Mateus, Pico, Azores, entered the seminary of Macau in 1938 and was ordained a priest on 6 October 1949.^[1] In February 1955, he was appointed rector of this seminary.^[2]

On 20 January 1976, Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of Macau. He was ordained bishop on 25 March 1976. On 6 October 1988, he resigned from this post.^[1] He received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Portuguese Republic in November 1988. After this, he worked in the Diocese while his health allowed him.^[2]