Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas
His Excellency Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| Diocese | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Appointed | 3 December 1984 |
| Term ended | 1 December 2006 |
| Predecessor | Moisés Alves de Pinho |
| Successor | Manuel António Mendes dos Santos |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 September 1957 |
| Consecration | 24 February 1985 by Alexandre do Nascimento |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1931 Várzea do Soajo, Portugal |
| Died | 2 February 2025 (aged 94) Braga, Portugal |
Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. (2 January 1931 – 2 February 2025) was a Portuguese-born Catholic bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe and a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.
Bishop Ribas was born in 1931 in Várzea do Soajo, Soajo, Portugal. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1984 until his retirement in 2006.[1]
Ribas died in Braga, Portugal on 2 February 2025, at the age of 94.[1]
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- ^ a b "Bishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp., Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 22 May 2021.