Luanda - The Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tome (CEAST) today announced the death of the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Saurimo, Dom Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa, 88, of hypertension.

Dom Ribeiro da Costa was born on October 10, 1921, in Cajicole, Malanje province and was ordained priest on January 23, 1949, having worked in various parishes, namely in the seminar of the Diocese of Malanje.

He was sorn in as general vicar of the Diocese of Malanje in 1975, elected Bishop of Saurimo on February 03, 1977, and received episcopal consecration on March 20, the same year.

On February 15, 1997, Dom Ribeiro da Costa resigned the Bishopric and was replaced by Dom Eugenio Dal Corso.