José de Almeida Batista Pereira

Life

José de Almeida Batista Pereira studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the seminary in Ipiranga and with the Salesians in São João del Rei . On December 22nd, 1940 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Niterói . He taught at the seminars in São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro and Niterói . He was rain at the seminary in São José .

On December 22, 1953, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the titular bishop of Baris in Pisidia and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Niterói. He received his episcopal consecration on February 2, 1954, the Curia Bishop and later Cardinal Carlo Chiarlo ; Co- consecrators were José Newton de Almeida Baptista , Archbishop of Diamantina , and Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra , Bishop of Petrópolis . His motto was Ipsa conteret .

On November 7, 1955, he was appointed first bishop of Sete Lagoas . Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 2, 1964 Bishop of Guaxupé .

He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.

On January 16, 1976 Pope Paul VI. his early resignation. He then lived in Nova Friburgo and was buried here in the crypt of the cathedral.

predecessor	Office	successor
Inácio João Dal Monte	Bishop of Guaxupé 1964–1976	José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto
---	Bishop of Sete Lagoas 1955–1964	Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves

personal data
SURNAME	Pereira, José de Almeida Batista
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian clergyman; Roman Catholic Bishop of Sete Lagoas (1955–1964); Bishop of Guaxupé (1964–1976)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	São Gonçalo , State of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH	January 30, 2009
Place of death	Nova Friburgo