Cândido Lorenzo González
Cândido Lorenzo González OdeM (born September 23, 1925 in Xinzo de Limia , Ourense Province ; † December 17, 2019 in Sâo Raimundo Nonato ) was a Spanish - Brazilian religious and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of São Raimundo Nonato .
Life
Cândido Lorenzo González joined the religious order of Mercedarians and was ordained a priest on June 6, 1954 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on December 5, 1969 titular bishop of Scardona and prelate of São Raimundo Nonato. The Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro , Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara , donated him episcopal ordination on March 19 of the next year ; Co-consecrators were Mário Teixeira Gurgel SDS , auxiliary bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, and José Vázquez Díaz OdeM, prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí . On May 26, 1978 he renounced his titular bishopric as part of the new allocation guidelines of the Roman Curia .
With the elevation of the territorial prelature to the diocese of São Raimundo Nonato on October 3, 1981, he was appointed its first diocesan bishop . On July 17, 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Amadeu González Ferreiros OdeM |
Prelate / Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato 1969–2002 |
Pedro Brito Guimarães |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorenzo González, Cândido |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lorenzo González, Cândido OdeM |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish-Brazilian religious, emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of São Raimundo Nonato |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xinzo de Limia , Ourense Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 2019 |
| Place of death | Sâo Raimundo Nonato |