João Muniz Alves
João Muniz Alves OFM (born January 8, 1961 in Carema , Santa Rita , Maranhão , Brazil ) is a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Xingu-Altamira .
Life
João Muniz Alves joined the religious order of the Franciscans in and put on 2 February 1986, the temporal vows from. He made his perpetual profession on January 14, 1991. Alves received on 4 September 1993, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On December 23, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Xingu . His predecessor Erwin Kräutler CPPS donated him episcopal ordination on March 5 of the following year . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão , José Belisário da Silva OFM, and Leonardo Ulrich Steiner OFM, Auxiliary Bishop in Brasília .
With the repeal of the territorial prelature of Xingu and the establishment of the diocese of Xingu-Altamira on November 6, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him the first diocesan bishop of Xingu-Altamira. The inauguration took place on February 1, 2020.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo Prelato di Xingu (Brazil) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 23, 2015, accessed December 23, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina del primo Vescovo della nuova diocesi di Xingu-Altamira (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 6, 2019, accessed November 6, 2019 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Erwin Kräutler CPPS |
Prelate of Xingu 2015-2019 |
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| ... |
Bishop of Xingu-Altamira since 2019 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alves, João Muniz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Xingu-Altamira |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carema , Santa Rita , Maranhão , Brazil |