Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo
Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo OFMCap (born July 1, 1902 in Petrópolis , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , † February 7, 1969 ) was a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Palmas .
Life
Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo joined the Congregation of the Franciscan at and received on 4 January 1925, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on December 13, 1947 titular bishop of Girba and first prelate of the territorial prelature of Palma, established in 1933 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo , donated him episcopal ordination on March 14 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were Inocêncio Engelke OFM, Bishop of Campanha , and Antônio Reis , Bishop of Santa Maria .
After the territorial prelature had been elevated to the status of a diocese, he was appointed its first diocesan bishop on April 11, 1958.
He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Prelate / Bishop of Palmas 1947–1969 |
Agostinho José Sartori OFMCap |
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| SURNAME | Sabóia Bandeira Melo, Carlos Eduardo de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Palmas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Petrópolis , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th February 1969 |