Amadeu González Ferreiros
Amadeu González Ferreiros OdeM (born July 23, 1911 in Sindrán , Monforte de Lemos , Lugo province ; † March 20, 1995 ) was a Spanish-Brazilian Roman Catholic religious and prelate of São Raimundo Nonato .
Life
Amadeu González Ferreiros joined the religious order of Mercedarians and was ordained a priest on December 22, 1934 .
Pope John XXIII appointed him on December 23, 1961 as the first prelate of the territorial prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, established a year earlier . On February 18, 1963, the Pope appointed him titular bishop of Metrae . The Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Armando Lombardi , donated him episcopal ordination on May 19 of the same year . Co- consecrators were the prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí , José Vázquez Díaz OdeM, and the bishop of Oeiras , Edilbert Dinkelborg , OFM .
He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
On December 28, 1967, Pope Paul VI. his resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato 1961–1967 |
Cândido Lorenzo González OdeM |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | González Ferreiros, Amadeu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish-Brazilian Roman Catholic religious priest, prelate of São Raimundo Nonato |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sindrán , Monforte de Lemos , Lugo Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1995 |