José Palmeira Lessa
José Palmeira Lessa (born January 18, 1942 in Coruripe ) is a Brazilian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Aracaju .
Life
José Palmeira Lessa was ordained a priest on July 3, 1968 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on June 21, 1982 auxiliary bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and titular bishop of Sita . The Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Eugênio Cardinal de Araújo Sales , donated him episcopal ordination on August 24 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto , Bishop of Guaxupé , and Celso José Pinto da Silva , Bishop of Vitória da Conquista . As a motto he chose FRAGILIS CUM FRAGILIBUS .
On October 30, 1987, he was appointed Bishop of Propriá . On December 6, 1996, the Pope appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracaju. With the resignation of Luciano José Cabral Duartes , he followed this on August 26, 1998 in the office of Archbishop of Aracaju.
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on January 18, 2017.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia e successione dell'Arcivescovo di Aracaju (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 18, 2017, accessed January 18, 2017 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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José Brandão de Castro CSsR |
Bishop of Propriá 1987–1996 |
Mário Rino Sivieri |
Luciano José Cabral Duarte |
Archbishop of Aracaju 1998-2017 |
João José da Costa OCarm |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lessa, José Palmeira |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Aracaju |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Coruripe |