Michele Alagna Foderá
Michele Alagna Foderá SDB (born January 23, 1913 in Marsala ; † January 11, 2002 ) was an Italian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in Brazil.
Life
Michele Alagna Foderá joined the order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and was ordained a priest on December 8, 1942 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on June 13, 1967 as Prelate of Rio Negro and Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior . The Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Sebastiano Baggio , donated him episcopal ordination on August 24 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Orlando Chaves SDB, Archbishop of Cuiabá , and Ladislau Paz SDB, Bishop of Corumbá .
On May 26, 1978 he renounced his titular bishopric as part of the new allocation guidelines of the Roman Curia . Pope John Paul II raised the territorial prelature to the rank of diocese on October 30, 1980, and appointed Michele Alagna Foderá on March 5, 1981 as the first bishop of Rio Negro. In the same year the diocese was renamed São Gabriel da Cachoeira. On February 27, 1988, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Massa SDS |
Prelate / Bishop of Rio Negro / São Gabriel da Cachoeira 1967–1988 |
Walter Ivan de Azevedo SDB |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alagna Foderá, Michele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, Roman Catholic bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marsala |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 2002 |