Estevam Santos Silva Filho
Estevam Santos Silva Filho (born April 10, 1968 in Vitória da Conquista , Bahia ) is a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Ruy Barbosa .
Life
Estevam Santos Silva Filho studied philosophy at the Instituto Filosófico Nossa Senhora das Vitórias in Vitória da Conquista and Catholic theology at the Instituto Coração Eucarístico de Jesus in Belo Horizonte . He also specialized in communication studies at the Xaveriana Pontifical University in Bogotá . Silva Filho received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista on June 9, 1995 .
After his ordination, Estevam Santos Silva Filho initially worked as pastor of the parish Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro in Iguaí and as a spiritualist at the propaedeutic seminar in Itapetinga and at the seminary in Vitória da Conquista, before he was pastor of the parish Senhor do Bonfim e Santa Rita in Planato and from 2000 to 2001 also pastor of the Divino Espírito Santo parish in Poções . From 1998 to 2008 he also worked as a spiritual director at the seminary in Ilhéus . He then became pastor of the parish of Nossa Senhora das Candeias and diocesan economist. In addition, Estevam Santos Silva Filho had been a member of the Council of Priests and the College of Consultors of the Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista since 2000 .
On 29 January 2014 it appointed Pope Francis to the titular bishop of Feradi Maius and auxiliary bishop in Sao Salvador da Bahia . The Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu OFMCap , ordained him episcopal on March 30th of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger SCI , and the Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina , Celso José Pinto da Silva .
On April 15, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa. The inauguration took place on July 12 of the same year.
Web links
- Entry for Estevam Santos Silva Filho on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Nomina di Ausiliare di São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 29, 2014, accessed March 3, 2016 (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Ruy Barbosa (Brazil) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 15, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| André de Witte |
Bishop of Ruy Barbosa since 2020 |
... |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Silva Filho, Estevam Santos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Ruy Barbosa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vitória da Conquista , Bahia |