Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques
Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques (born August 30, 1855 in Areia , Paraíba ; † August 15, 1935 ) was a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paraíba .
Life
Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques was ordained a priest on September 18, 1880 .
Pope Leo XIII. appointed him on January 2, 1894 as the first bishop of the diocese of Paraíba, established just under two years earlier . The episcopal ordination received his Cardinal Lucido Parocchi five days later. The inauguration in Paraíba took place on March 4th of the same year.
With the elevation of the diocese to the Archdiocese of Paraíba on February 6, 1914, he was appointed its first archbishop.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop / Archbishop of Paraíba 1894–1935 |
Moisés Ferreira Coelho |
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SURNAME | Miranda Henriques, Adauctus Aurélio de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paraíba |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1855 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Areia , Paraíba , Brazil |
DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1935 |