João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira (1 March 1879 – 29 August 1962) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate and bishop who served in Guarda from his appointment in 1922 until his death.
[1] The process for his beatification led on 3 June 2013 to Pope Francis declaring him Venerable as recognition of his life of heroic virtue.
[1] The pope must approve one miracle attributed to him in order for him to be beatified; one such case is now under investigation.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 28 March 1903 and served as a personal assistant to the Archbishop of Braga.
[citation needed] Pope Francis approved his life of heroic virtue and proclaimed him to be Venerable on 3 June 2013.