Alexandre do Nascimento


Alexandre do Nascimento

Cardinal, Archbishop of Luanda
Nascimento in 2020
ArchdioceseLuanda
Appointed16 February 1986
Term ended23 January 2001
PredecessorEduardo André Muaca
SuccessorDamião António Franklin
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination20 December 1952
by Luigi Traglia
Consecration31 August 1975
by Giovanni De Andrea
Created cardinal2 February 1983
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Alexandre do Nascimento

(1925-03-01)1 March 1925
Died28 September 2024(2024-09-28) (aged 99)
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoTurres fortissima nomen domini
Coat of arms
Styles of
Alexandre do Nascimento
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLuanda (emeritus)

Alexandre do Nascimento OP (1 March 1925 – 28 September 2024) was an Angolan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Luanda from 1986 to 2001 and was made a cardinal in 1983. He was a member of the Dominican Order.