Medeiros, << may DAY rohs, >> Humberto Sousa (1915-1983), was appointed a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Paul VI in 1973. Medeiros was born on Oct. 6, 1915, on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores. He immigrated to the United States in 1931 and became a U.S. citizen in 1940. Medeiros was ordained a priest in 1946. In 1966, he was ordained a bishop and became bishop of Brownsville, Texas. He became known for his support of Mexican American farmworkers who were campaigning for higher wages. Medeiros was named archbishop of Boston in 1970. He died on Sept. 17, 1983.
