Emilio Pignoli

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Emílio Pignoli, 2015

Emílio Pignoli (born December 14, 1932 in Cappella de 'Picenardi , Lombardy ) is an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman and former bishop of Campo Limpo .

Life

Emílio Pignoli was ordained a priest for the diocese of Franca on June 29, 1957 .

Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 29, 1976 Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes . The Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil , Archbishop Carmine Rocco , donated him episcopal ordination on June 24 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Bernardo José Bueno Miele , Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto , and Diógenes da Silva Matthes , Bishop of Franca.

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Campo Limpo on March 15, 1989 . On July 30, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related resignation.

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predecessor Office successor
Paulo Rolim Loureiro Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes
1976-1989
Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo OPraem
--- Bishop of Campo Limpo
1989-2008
Luiz Antônio Guedes