Born in Sao Miguel, the Azores, Eduardo Resendes, after becoming an ordained priest, 1958, was appointed Pastor of the Cathedral of Angra Do Heroísmo, Terceira, for four years before serving as Chaplain of the Portuguese Air Force, 1965-1978. Following his discharge, he came to Canada, settling in Mississauga where he built the first Portuguese Church of Santissimo Salvador Do Mundo, 1979. Shortly there after, he built a sister Church, Christ the King Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves both places of worship as Pastor. In recognition for his many services to the Mississauga community, Pope Paul II elevated Father Eduardo Resendes to the dignity of Prelate of Honour (Monsignor), February 27, 1996. [Photo, courtesy Monsignor Eduardo Resendes]

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Dr. Manuel Tomás de Brito Ferreira was 35 years old by the time he immigrated to Canada to finalize his formal medical training at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. A graduate in medicine with honours from the University of Lisbon, 1962, Dr. Ferreira trained in Pediatrics at the University of Glasgow, University of London, and Manchester Hospital, U.K, before immigrating to Canada. If anyone in Canada is dubbed "Mr. Portugal" it would have to be Dr. Ferreira. A family doctor in Toronto since 1972, Dr. Ferreira is a going concern within the Portuguese community, serving as President of the Portuguese Canadian National Congress, First Portuguese Cultural Centre as well as the Portuguese Credit Union. As a member of the Council of Communities, an elected body which advises the Portuguese Government on issues related to Portuguese abroad, Dr. Ferreira, since 1998, has served as President, as viewed here, addressing the Council in the Chamber of the Portuguese Senate, for the Regional Council for North America. A strong voice in the medical community, Dr. Ferreira has also served as Executive President of the Medical Staff for Doctor's Hospital, 1984-88. He has served as Clinical Elective Supervisor, Dept. of Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 1986 to present. He was instrumental in the creation of Toronto's Kensington Clinic to provide alcoholic and addiction treatment in the Portuguese language. He served as a member of the Medical Department of Amnesty International and was a founding member of the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture. A man whose volunteerism has made him culturally very rich, Dr. Ferreira's weekly health program on CHIN Radio is now nearing 15 consecutive years. [Photo, courtesy Dr. Tomás Ferreira]