Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (30 September 1931 – 26 May 2020) was the

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since 26 July 1964, Braga was the Bishop of the Diocese of Benguela since 2 February 1975 until his retirement on 18 February 2008.Diocese of Benguela
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