Aurélio Granada Escudeiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aurélio Granada Escudeiro

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 19-May-1920

Place of Birth: Alcains, Castelo Branco District, Portugal

Date of Death: 25-Aug-2012

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Aurélio Granada Escudeiro (May 19, 1920 – August 25, 2012) was a Portuguese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Escudeiro was born in Alcains, Portugal and was ordained a priest on January 17, 1943. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Angra on March 18, 1974 as well as titular bishop of Drusiliana, and was ordained bishop on May 26, 1974.
Escudeiro was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Angra on June 30, 1979, where he would serve until his retirement on April 9, 1996. He died on August 25, 2012 at the Casa Sacerdotal in Ponta Delgada.