José Maria Pires
José Maria Pires (born March 15, 1919 in Córregos , Brazil , † August 27, 2017 in Belo Horizonte ) was a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paraíba .
Life
José Maria Pires was ordained a priest on December 20, 1941 .
He was on May 25, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. appointed Bishop of Araçuaí . The Archbishop of Diamantina , José Newton de Almeida Baptista , donated him episcopal ordination on September 22nd of the same year ; Co- consecrators were José André Coimbra , Bishop of Patos de Minas , and João de Souza Lima , Bishop of Nazaré .
On December 2, 1965 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed Archbishop of Paraíba. Pires was also a member of the central commission of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference .
On November 29, 1995, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. He died in August 2017 in a hospital in Belo Horizonte at a pneumonia . In May of the same year he represented the Archdiocese of Paraiba at the plenary assembly of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Morre Dom José Maria Pires, arcebispo emérito da Paraíba. g1.globo.com, August 27, 2017; accessed August 29, 2017 (Portuguese).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas |
Archbishop of Paraíba 1965–1995 |
Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira OSB |
| José de Haas OFM |
Bishop of Araçuaí 1957–1965 |
Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pires, José Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paraíba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Córregos , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | 27th August 2017 |
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte |