Geraldo Majela de Castro
Geraldo Majela de Castro OPraem (born June 24, 1930 in Montes Claros ; † May 14, 2015 ) was a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montes Claros .
Life
Geraldo Majela de Castro joined the religious order of the Premonstratensians at and received on 8 December 1953, the priestly ordination .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Montes Claros on June 15, 1982 . The Bishop of Montes Claros, José Alves de Sà Trindade , donated him episcopal ordination on September 8th of the same year ; Co - consecrators were Serafím Fernandes de Araújo , auxiliary bishop in Belo Horizonte , and Norbert Calmels OPraem, diplomat of the Holy See in Morocco .
With José Alves de Sà Trindade's retirement on June 1, 1988, he succeeded him as Bishop of Montes Claros. The Pope elevated the diocese to an archbishopric on April 25, 2001, making him the first archbishop of Montes Claros. On February 7, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Morre, aos 84 anos, dom Geraldo Majela de Castro. (No longer available online.) In: Internet site. Brazilian Bishops' Conference, May 14, 2015, archived from the original on May 18, 2015 ; Retrieved May 14, 2015 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| José Alves de Sà Trindade | Bishop of Montes Claros 1988–2001 |
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Archbishop of Montes Claros 2001-2007 |
José Alberto Moura CSS |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Majela de Castro, Geraldo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montes Claros |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montes Claros |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 2015 |