Aurélio Granada Escudeiro (19 May 1920 – 25 August 2012) was a

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of the

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. Escudeiro was born in Alcains, Portugal and was ordained a priest on 17 January 1943. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the

Diocese of Angra The Roman Catholic diocese of Angra ( pt, Diocese de Angra, la, Dioecesis Angrensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese comprising the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The see is located in Angra do Heroísmo, in the Terceira island. The current Or ...

on 18 March 1974 as well as titular bishop of Drusiliana, and was ordained bishop on 26 May 1974. Escudeiro was appointed Bishop of the

on 30 June 1979, where he would serve until his retirement on 9 April 1996. He died on 25 August 2012 at the Casa Sacerdotal in Ponta Delgada.

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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Portugal 1920 births 2012 deaths {{Portugal-RC-bishop-stub