Born on 6 October 1923 in Portugal, Américo Henriques was ordained a priest on 19 July 1947 in the
Diocese of Lamego. On 3 July 1966, he was elevated to the prelature as an
auxiliary bishop of Lamego. He was
consecrated to the
episcopacy by
Archbishop Maximilien de Furstenberg, who was later elevated to cardinal. He held that position for less than a year before becoming
Coadjutor Bishop of the
diocese. On 3 February 1966, Henriques was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lamego following the retirement of Bishop
João da Silva Campos Neves, who had served for more than 20 years. On that same date, he was appointed
Titular Bishop of the
Titular See of
Tisili, and was ordained to the position on 11 October 1966. He served in that position for a little more than a year, before being appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Nova Lisboa in what is now
Angola on 2 February 1971. He was the second and last bishop of that diocese, as it was promoted and renamed the Archdiocese of Huambo following his retirement on 13 April 1976. He died on 14 August 2006 at the age of 82. == References ==