Almir Marques Ferreira
Almir Marques Ferreira (born November 18, 1911 in Patrocínio , Minas Gerais , Brazil ; † January 1, 1984 in Uberlândia , Minas Gerais) was a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Uberlândia .
Life
Almir Marques Ferreira received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Uberaba on November 17, 1935 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on April 9, 1957 titular bishop of Arindela and auxiliary bishop in Sorocaba . The apostolic nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Armando Lombardi , donated him episcopal ordination on August 5th of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Uberaba, Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral , and the Bishop of Sorocaba, José Carlos de Aguirre .
On August 19, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed him . the first bishop of the diocese of Uberlândia established four weeks earlier. He attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
On December 1, 1977, Pope Paul VI. his health-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Uberlândia 1961–1977 |
Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar OP |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marques Ferreira, Almir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Uberlândia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Patrocínio , Minas Gerais , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1984 |
| Place of death | Uberlândia , Brazil |