Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral
Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral SDB (born May 25, 1927 in Recife ) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic religious and senior archbishop of Maceió .
Life
Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral joined the religious order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and was ordained a priest on December 8, 1954 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on February 15, 1975 auxiliary bishop in Aracaju and titular bishop of Zallata . The Archbishop of Aracajú, Luciano José Cabral Duarte , donated him episcopal ordination on April 20 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Nivaldo Monte , Archbishop of Natal , and Antônio Campelo de Aragão SDB, Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina .
On September 2, 1980 he was appointed Bishop of Parnaíba . On October 24, 1985 he was appointed Archbishop of Maceió . On July 3, 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório |
Bishop of Parnaíba 1980–1985 |
Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo |
| José Lamartine Soares |
Archbishop of Maceió 1985–2002 |
José Carlos Melo CM |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gonçalves Amaral, Edvaldo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic senior archbishop of Maceió |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Recife |