José Martins da Silva
José Martins da Silva SDN (born June 14, 1936 in Tiros ; † January 29, 2015 ) was a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Porto Velho .
Life
José Martins da Silva joined the Order of Missionaries of Notre Dame of the Most Holy Sacrament and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1963 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on January 3, 1978 prelate of the territorial prelature of Vila Rondônia, established on the same date . The Bishop of Luz , Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto CM , donated him episcopal ordination on April 2nd of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Antônio Afonso de Miranda SDN, Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha , and José Eugênio Corrêa , Bishop of Caratinga .
On October 4, 1982 he was appointed Archbishop of Porto Velho . On September 3, 1997, Pope John Paul II accepted his premature, health-related resignation.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Prelate of Vila Rondônia 1978–1982 |
Antônio Possamai SDS |
João Batista Costa SDS |
Archbishop of Porto Velho 1982–1997 |
Moacyr Grechi OSM |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Martins da Silva, José |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Porto Velho |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tiros |
DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 2015 |