José de Matos Pereira
José de Matos Pereira CMF (born January 6, 1918 in Taiúva , State of São Paulo , Brazil , † August 12, 1976 ) was a Roman Catholic religious and bishop of Barretos .
Life
José de Matos Pereira joined the Congregation of the Claretian in and received on 18 September 1945, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 25, 1973 as the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Barretos . The bishop of Jaboticabal , José Varani , ordained him episcopal on June 6th of the same year ; Co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira and Lucas Moreira Neves OP from São Paulo . The inauguration in the diocese took place three days later. His episcopal motto was “O amor de Cristo nos une” ( The love of Christ unites us ).
Web links
- Entry on José de Matos Pereira on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Nossos Bispos - 1º Bispo diocesano: Dom José de Mato Pereira, cmf. In: Homepage. Diocese of Barretos , accessed on September 2, 2015 (Portuguese, short biography with photos).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Barretos 1973–1976 |
Antonio Maria Mucciolo |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pereira, José de Matos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Barretos |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taiúva , State of São Paulo , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1976 |