Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira
Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira (born January 8, 1910 in Pacatuba , Ceará , Brazil , † May 8, 1983 in Patos , Paraíba ) was a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Patos .
Life
Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Fortaleza on November 30, 1933 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on October 1, 1953 titular bishop of Barca and auxiliary bishop in Fortaleza. The Archbishop of Fortaleza, Antônio de Almeida Lustosa SDB , donated him episcopal ordination on December 13 of the same year; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Mossoró , Elizeu Simões Mendes , and the Bishop of Caetité , José Terceiro de Sousa .
Pope John XXIII appointed him on February 25, 1959 first bishop of the diocese of Patos established a month earlier . The inauguration of the Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Armando Lombardi , took place on July 12 of the same year.
He attended the first and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father. In 1973 he was honored with honorary citizenship of Paraíba State .
Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira died of a heart attack and was buried in Patos Cathedral.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cronologia de Dom Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira. Bishopric of Patos , accessed February 28, 2017 (Portuguese).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Bishop of Patos 1959–1983 |
Gerardo de Andrade Ponte |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Oliveira, Expedito Eduardo de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Patos |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pacatuba , Ceará , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1983 |
| Place of death | Patos , Paraíba |