José Brandão de Castro
José Brandão de Castro CSsR (born May 24, 1919 in Rio Espera , Minas Gerais , Brazil , † December 23, 1999 ) was a Brazilian religious and bishop of Propriá .
Life
José Brandão de Castro joined the Congregation of the Redemptorists in and put on 2 February 1939, the perpetual profession from. Brandão de Castro received on 6 January 1944, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On June 25, 1960 Pope John XXIII appointed him . to the first bishop of Propriá. The Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Armando Lombardi , donated him episcopal ordination on September 21 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Assis , José Lázaro Neves CM , and the Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte , João Resende Costa SDB .
On October 30, 1987 Pope John Paul II accepted José Brandão de Castro's resignation for health reasons.
José Brandão de Castro attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| ... |
Bishop of Propriá 1960–1987 |
José Palmeira Lessa |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brandão de Castro, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious, Bishop of Propriá |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio Espera , Minas Gerais , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1999 |