Epaminondas Nunes de Ávila e Silva
Epaminondas Nunes de Ávila e Silva (born July 4, 1869 in Serro , Minas Gerais , Brazil , † June 29, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Taubaté .
Life
Epaminondas Nunes de Ávila e Silva studied Philosophy and Catholic Theology at the seminary in Diamantina . He received on 17 July 1892 by the bishop of Diamantina , João Antônio dos Santos , the sacrament of Holy Orders . Nunes de Ávila e Silva then worked as parish vicar in Serro. In 1908 he was appointed canon of honor at the cathedral in Diamantina and synodal examiner.
On April 29, 1909, Pope Pius X appointed him the first bishop of Taubaté. The auxiliary bishop in Rio de Janeiro , Joaquim Silvério de Souza , donated him episcopal ordination on September 8 of the same year . The inauguration took place on November 21, 1909.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Taubaté 1909–1935 |
André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti |
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| SURNAME | Nunes de Ávila e Silva, Epaminondas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Taubaté |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Serro , Minas Gerais , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1935 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |