José Afonso Ribeiro
José Afonso Ribeiro TOR (born October 28, 1929 in Poconé , Mato Grosso , Brazil ; † November 10, 2009 in Canoas , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and prelate of Borba .
Life
José Afonso Ribeiro joined the Order of the Regulated Tertiary of St. Francis and was ordained a priest on December 7, 1958 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on January 29, 1979 titular bishop of Bagis and auxiliary bishop in the diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres . On May 5th of the same year he received the episcopal ordination by Archbishop Carmine Rocco , the apostolic nuncio in Brazil; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Rio do Sul , Tito Buss , and the Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Máximo André Biennès .
On July 6, 1988, he was appointed prelate of the Borba Territorial Prelature in the Brazilian state of Amazonas . On May 3, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
Web links
- Entry on José Afonso Ribeiro on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Morre o bispo emérito da Prelazia de Borba, dom José Afonso Ribeiro (Portuguese)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle TOR |
Prelate of Borba 1988-2006 |
Elói Róggia SAC |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ribeiro, José Afonso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian chaplain, prelate of Borba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poconé , Mato Grosso , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 2009 |
| Place of death | Canoas , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil |