Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena
Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena (born August 11, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , † August 2, 2000 ) was Bishop of Divinópolis .
Life
Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena received on 18 September 1937, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On February 19, 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed him . first bishop of Divinópolis. The apostolic nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Armando Lombardi , donated him episcopal ordination on May 17 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the coadjutor archbishop of Belo Horizonte , João Resende Costa SDB , and the bishop of Juiz de Fora , Geraldo María de Morais Penido .
On March 26, 1979, Pope John Paul II accepted Portela de Araújo Pena’s resignation.
Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena attended the first, second and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Divinópolis 1959–1979 |
José Costa Campos |
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| SURNAME | Portela de Araújo Pena, Cristiano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Divinópolis |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 2000 |