Júlio Duarte Langa

His Eminence Julio Duarte Langa
Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai
See	Xai-xai
Appointed	31 May 1976
Term ended	12 July 2004
Predecessor	Félix Niza Ribeiro
Successor	Lucio Andrice Muandula
Other posts	Cardinal Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata
Orders
Ordination	9 June 1957
Consecration	24 October 1976 by Alexandre Jose Maria dos Santos, OFM Cap.
Created Cardinal	14 February 2015 by Pope Francis
Personal details
Birth name	Julio Duarte Langa
Born	27 October 1927 Xai-Xai, Mozambique
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	"In finem dilexit eos" (In the end he loved them)
Coat of arms

Ordination history of Júlio Duarte Langa
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination	9 June 1957
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Alexandre Jose Maria dos Santos, OFM Cap.
Co-consecrators	Francesco Colasuonno Januário Machaze Nhangumbe
Date of consecration	24 October 1976
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date of elevation	14 February 2015

Styles of Julio Duarte Langa
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Júlio Duarte Langa (born 27 October 1927) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique, where he served as Bishop from 24 October 1976 until his retirement on 12 July 2004.

Education

He attended the local school before entering the Seminary of Magude; then, studied in the Seminary of Namaacha, in the then archdiocese of Lourenço Marques (now Maputo).^[1]

Cardinal

On 4 January 2015, Pope Francis announced that he would make him a cardinal on 14 February.^[2] At that ceremony, he was assigned the titular church of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata.^[3]

References

1. http://webdept.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios2015.htm#Langa
2. "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
3. "Consistory: list of titular church assignments". Vatican Radio. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

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