Fernando Mason
Fernando Mason OFMConv (born January 21, 1945 in Loreggia ) is an Italian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Piracicaba in Brazil .
Life
Fernando Mason joined the Order of the Minorites and was ordained a priest on April 3, 1971 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on March 3, 1999 as the first bishop of the diocese of Caraguatatuba, established on the same date . The Archbishop of São Paulo , Cláudio Hummes OFM , donated him episcopal ordination on May 1st of the same year ; Co- consecrators were David Picão , Bishop of Santos , and Antonio Vitale Bommarco , Archbishop of Gorizia . As a motto he chose CHRIST FACTUS OBEDIENS .
On May 25, 2005 he was appointed Bishop of Piracicaba .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Caraguatatuba 1999-2005 |
Antônio Carlos Altieri SDB |
| Moacyr José Vitti CSS |
Bishop of Piracicaba since 2005 |
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| SURNAME | Mason, Fernando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Piracicaba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loreggia |