Gregório Paixão Neto
Gregório Paixão Neto OSB (born November 3, 1964 in Aracaju ) is a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Petrópolis .
Life
Gregório Paixão Neto joined the Congregation of Benedictine in, put the profession on December 7 1986th The Bishop of Barreiras , Ricardo José Weberberger OSB, ordained him a deacon on June 18, 1992, and the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia , Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves OP , ordained him a priest on March 21, 1993 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on June 7, 2006 auxiliary bishop in São Salvador da Bahia and titular bishop of Ficus . The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Geraldo Majella Cardinal Agnelo , donated him episcopal ordination on July 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the auxiliary bishops in São Salvador da Bahia, João Carlos Petrini and Josafá Menezes da Silva . As a motto he chose PREPARAR OS CAMINHOS DO SENHOR (“Prepare the way for the Lord”).
On October 10, 2012, he was appointed Bishop of Petrópolis .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Filippo Santoro |
Bishop of Petrópolis since 2012 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Paixão Neto, Gregório |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paixão, Gregório; Paixão Neto, Leozírio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Petrópolis |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aracaju , Brazil |