Humberto Sousa Medeiros
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His Eminence Humberto Sousa Medeiros |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston | |
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| See | Boston |
| Appointed | September 8, 1970 |
| Installed | October 7, 1970 |
| Term ended | September 17, 1983 |
| Predecessor | Richard Cushing |
| Successor | Bernard Law |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna |
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| Ordination | June 15, 1946 by James Edwin Cassidy |
| Consecration | June 9, 1966 by James Louis Connolly |
| Created Cardinal | March 5, 1973 by Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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October 6, 1915 Arrifes, São Miguel Island, Azores |
| Died | September 17, 1983 (aged 67) Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Motto | ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM (THY KINGDOM COME) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Boston |
Humberto Sousa Medeiros (October 6, 1915 – September 17, 1983) was a Portuguese American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1970 until his death in 1983, and was created a cardinal in 1973. An ecclesiastical conservative, Cardinal Medeiros was considered a champion of the immigrant worker, the poor and minorities.
Humberto Sousa Medeiros was born in Arrifes, on the island of São Miguel, Azores, to Antonio Medeiros and Maria de Jesus Sousa Massa Flor. He was baptized in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Saúde on November 1, 1915. His father raised vegetables and ran a small variety store until 1931, when the family emigrated to the United States and settled in Fall River, Massachusetts. The family attended St. Michael's Church, the local Portuguese parish.
Forced to leave school at age 16, Humberto swept floors in a local textile mill for 62 cents a day, studying English in his spare time. He was able to return to school in 1935, when his younger brothers became old enough to work to support the family. After graduating first in his class from B.M.C. Durfee High School in 1937, he entered The Catholic University of America. He became a naturalized citizen and obtained a Master of Philosophy degree in 1942 and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1946.
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