José Maria Maimone
José Maria Maimone SAC (born October 6, 1932 in Astolfo Dutra ) is a Brazilian religious and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Umuarama .
Life
José Maria Maimone joined the Pallottine Order and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1961 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on June 12, 1973 as the first bishop of the diocese Umuarama established in the previous month . The Pope personally donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia, Agostino Casaroli , Secretary of the Council for Public Affairs of the Church, and Bernardin Gantin , Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples .
Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation on May 8, 2002.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Umuarama 1973–2002 |
Vicente Costa |
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SURNAME | Maimone, José Maria |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Umuarama |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Astolfo Dutra |