Antônio Batista Fragoso
Antônio Batista Fragoso (born December 10, 1920 in Teixeira , Paraíba , Brazil ; † August 12, 2006 ) was a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Crateús .
Life
Antônio Batista Fragoso was ordained a priest on July 2, 1944 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on March 13, 1957 titular bishop of Ucres and auxiliary bishop in São Luís do Maranhão . The Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, José de Medeiros Delgado , donated him episcopal ordination on May 30 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar , Bishop of Campina Grande , and Manuel Pereira da Costa , Auxiliary Bishop in Paraíba .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 28, 1964 as the first bishop of the diocese of Crateús, newly established in the previous year .
He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
On February 18, 1998, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Crateús 1964–1998 |
Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fragoso, Antonio Batista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Crateús |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teixeira , Paraíba , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 2006 |