Moacir Aparecido de Freitas

Moacir Aparecido de Freitas (born August 22, 1962 in Ibirá , São Paulo , Brazil ) is a Brazilian clergyman and bishop of Votuporanga .

Life

Moacir Aparecido de Freitas received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of São Carlos on December 11, 1987 . After many years as a parish priest, from 2008 he worked as a spiritual director at the seminary of São Carlos.

On July 20, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him the first bishop of Votuporanga. He received his episcopal ordination on October 11th of the same year Paulo César Costa , Bishop of São Carlos. Eleven days later, the inauguration ( enthronement ) took place.

Web links

Entry on Moacir Aparecido de Freitas on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ erezione della diocesi di Votuporanga (Brasile) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 20, 2016, accessed July 20, 2016 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Freitas, Moacir Aparecido de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian clergyman and bishop of Votuporanga
DATE OF BIRTH	22nd August 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ibirá , São Paulo , Brazil

[1] erezione della diocesi di Votuporanga (Brasile) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 20, 2016, accessed July 20, 2016 (Italian).