Father Serafim da Silva Ferreira has died

The funeral mass for Father Serafim da Silva Ferreira will be celebrated on October 27 at 15h30 at the Parish Church of São Jorge de Selho e Paraíso in Guimarães. Archbishop of Braga José Cordeiro will preside.

Father Ferreira was ordained on August 24, 1961. He served as parish priest of Cunha in the deanery of Paredes de Coura and became dean of Paredes de Coura on September 19, 1970. He was appointed parish priest of São Jorge de Selho e Paraíso on May 28, 1975, serving those communities for almost five decades until July 20, 2023.