What is Alexandre José Maria dos Santos?
[[File:Alexandre José Maria dos Santos.jpg|right|200px]] '''Alexandre José Maria dos Santos''', [[Order of Friars Minor|O.F.M.]] (18 March 1924 &ndash; 29 September 2021) was a Roman Catholic Mozambican cardinal. He was the first native cardinal of [[Mozambique]]. He was born in [[Zavala, Mozambique|Zavala]], [[Mozambique]]. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953. He was archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo|Maputo]], between 1975 and 2003. On 26 June 1988 he was created a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] by [[Pope John Paul II]], and given the [[titular church]] of [[San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali]].<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/cardinal/155.htm Cardinal Title S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali] GCatholic.org</ref> Santos died on 29 September 2021 at the age of 97.<ref>[https://www.voaportugues.com/amp/morreu-dom-alexandre-primeiro-cardeal-cat%25C3%25B3lico-mo%25C3%25A7ambicano/6250925.html Morreu Dom Alexandre, primeiro cardeal católico moçambicano] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930045142/https://www.voaportugues.com/amp/morreu-dom-alexandre-primeiro-cardeal-cat%C3%B3lico-mo%C3%A7ambicano/6250925.html |date=2021-09-30 }} {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Alexandre Jose Maria dos}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:People from Maputo]] [[Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church]] {{bio-stub}}