Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão

Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão (10 November 1922 – 21 February 2012) was a Portuguese Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão
Bishop of the Diocese of Beja (emeritus)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Beja
In office	1980 - 1999
Predecessor	Manuel Dos Santos Rocha
Successor	António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas
Previous post(s)	Prelate
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1951
Consecration	22 January 1967 by Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
Personal details
Born	(1922-11-10)10 November 1922 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	21 February 2012(2012-02-21) (aged 89) Beja, Portugal

Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão was born in Lisbon, and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1951. Falcão was appointed auxiliary archbishop to the Archdiocese of Lisbon on 6 December 1966, as well as titular bishop of Thelepte, and ordained bishop on 22 January 1967. Falcão was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Beja on 8 September 1980 and would remain in the post until his retirement on 25 January 1999.

See also

• Diocese of Beja
• Archdiocese of Lisbon

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Beja Diocese (Portuguese)