Antônio Muniz Fernandes
Antônio Muniz Fernandes OCarm (born August 11, 1952 in Princesa Isabel ) is a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Maceió .
Life
Antônio Muniz Fernandes joined the Congregation of the Carmelites at, put on 20 February 1976, the profession , and received on 24 May 1980, the priestly ordination .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Guarabira on February 4, 1998 . The Archbishop of Paraíba , Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira , donated him episcopal ordination on May 24th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were José Cardoso Sobrinho OCarm, Archbishop of Olinda e Recife , and Paulo Cardoso da Silva OCarm, Bishop of Petrolina . As a motto he chose ERIT VESTER SERVUS .
On November 22, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Maceió. The inauguration took place on February 4th of the next year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira |
Bishop of Guarabira 1998-2006 |
Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena |
| José Carlos Melo CM |
Archbishop of Maceió since 2006 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Muniz Fernandes, Antônio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Archbishop of Maceió |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Princesa Isabel |