# Father Antonio — Romance character guide

> Father Antonio in Romance by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Antonio, the Father Antonio

**First appearance:** 0004-part-i-the-quarry-and-the-beach

## Who they are

A local priest who interacts with the main characters.

## Relationships

### [Carlos Riego](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/characters/carlos_riego)

_professional_

Religious advisor or confessor relationship with a priest.

### [Carlos Riego](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/characters/carlos_riego)

_professional_

Religious advisor or confessor relationship with a priest.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/i)

The corpulent priest who says grace, later seen praying and speaking kindly to Kemp.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/iii)

Confessor to the household; calls Juan to Don Carlos's bedside, expresses distress over Carlos's condition and Seraphina's fate.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/vi)

Priest who arranges the escape, blesses Kemp, and expresses concern for Seraphina's welfare.

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