Antônio Wagner da Silva

Antônio Wagner da Silva SCI (born March 25, 1944 in Formiga ) is a Brazilian religious and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Guarapuava .

Life

Antônio Wagner da Silva joined the order of the Dehonians and was ordained a priest on December 11, 1971 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of Guarapuava on March 29, 2000 . The Archbishop of Aparecida , Giovanni Zerbini SDB , donated him episcopal ordination on June 18 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger SCI, Archbishop of Maringá , and Orlando Brandes , Bishop of Joinville . He chose SINT UNUM as his motto .

With the retirement of Giovanni Zerbini SDB on July 2, 2003, he succeeded him as Bishop of Guarapuava. On May 6, 2020, Pope Francis accepted Antônio Wagner da Silva's resignation due to reasons of age.

Web links

Entry on Antônio Wagner da Silva on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Guarapuava (Brazil) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 6, 2020, accessed May 6, 2020 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Giovanni Zerbini SDS	Bishop of Guarapuava 2003-2020	Amilton Manoel da Silva CP

personal data
SURNAME	Wagner da Silva, Antônio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Guarapuava
DATE OF BIRTH	March 25, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Formiga

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Guarapuava (Brazil) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 6, 2020, accessed May 6, 2020 (Italian).