Arcângelo Cerqua
Arcângelo Cerqua PIME (born January 2, 1917 in Giugliano in Campania , Province of Naples , † February 16, 1990 ) was an Italian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Parintins in Brazil .
Life
Arcangelo Cerqua joined the Congregation of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in and received on 29 June 1940, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on March 15, 1956 as Apostolic Administrator of the Parintins Territorial Prelature, established in the previous year .
On February 4, 1961 he was by Pope John XXIII. appointed Prelate of Parintins and Titular Bishop of Olbia . The Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Armando Lombardi , donated him episcopal ordination on May 14 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Manaus , João de Souza Lima OCist , and the Prelate of Macapá , Aristide Pirovano PIME.
He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father. On May 26, 1978 he renounced his titular seat due to the changed allocation guidelines . With the elevation of the territorial prelature to the diocese of Parintins on October 30, 1980 he was appointed its first diocesan bishop .
Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation on July 15, 1989.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Prelate / Bishop of Parintins 1961–1989 |
Giovanni Risatti PIME |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cerqua, Arcângelo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Parintins |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Giugliano in Campania , Province of Naples , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1990 |