João Santos Cardoso

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João Santos Cardoso (born December 3, 1961 in Dário Meira ) is a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa .

Life

The Bishop of Vitória da Conquista , Celso José Pinto da Silva , ordained him on December 27, 1986 .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on December 14, 2011 Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato . The Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu OFMCap , ordained him episcopal on February 12 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were Celso José Pinto da Silva , Archbishop of Teresina , and Geraldo Lyrio Rocha , Archbishop of Mariana . As a motto he chose IN EO QUI ME CONFORTAT . The inauguration in the diocese of São Raimundo Nonato took place on March 17, 2011.

On June 24, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 24, 2015, accessed June 24, 2015 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
José Valmor César Teixeira SDS Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa
since 2015
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Pedro Brito Guimarães Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato
2011–2015
Edward Zielski