AbÃlio Rodas de Sousa Ribas,
C.S.Sp. (2 January 1931 – 2 February 2025) was a Portuguese-born Catholic
bishop emeritus
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of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and PrÃncipe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and PrÃncipe () is a diocese, immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat in the city of São Tomé in São Tomé and PrÃncipe.[São Tomé and PrÃncipe
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and a member of the
Congregation of the Holy Spirit
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.
Bishop Ribas was born in 1931 in , , Portugal. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of São Tomé and PrÃncipe from 1984 until his retirement in 2006.
Ribas died in
Braga
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, Portugal on 2 February 2025, at the age of 94.
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See also
* Catholic Church in São Tomé and PrÃncipe
References
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1931 births
2025 deaths
São Tomé and PrÃncipe Roman Catholic bishops
São Tomé and PrÃncipe Roman Catholics
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in São Tomé and PrÃncipe
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in São Tomé and PrÃncipe
Portuguese emigrants to São Tomé and PrÃncipe
People from Arcos de Valdevez
Roman Catholic bishops of São Tomé and PrÃncipe
Holy Ghost Fathers