José Ubiratan Lopes
José Ubiratan Lopes OFMCap (born September 7, 1947 in Itambacuri ) is a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Itaguaí .
Life
José Ubiratan Lopes joined the religious order of the Capuchins and was ordained a priest on December 28, 1975 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Itaguaí on November 17, 1999 . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro , Eugênio Cardinal de Araújo Sales , on February 20 of the next year; Co- consecrators were Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto OFMCap, Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas , and José Carlos de Lima Vaz SJ , Bishop of Petrópolis . As a motto he chose DEUS É AMOR .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Vital João Geraldo Wilderink OCarm |
Bishop of Itaguaí since 1999 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lopes, José Ubiratan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Itaguaí |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Itambacuri |