Moacyr Grechi
Moacyr Grechi OSM (born January 19, 1936 in Araranguá , † June 17, 2019 in Porto Velho ) was a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Porto Velho .
Life
Moacyr Grechi joined the Order of the Servites and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1961 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on July 10, 1972 as prelate of Acre e Purus and on July 20 of the following year titular bishop of Vegesela in Numidia . The Archbishop of Manaus and Apostolic Administrator of Itacoatiara , João de Souza Lima , donated him episcopal ordination on October 21, 1973 ; Co-consecrators were Antônio Sarto SDB , coadjutor prelate of Porto Velho, and Florentino Zabalza Iturri OAR , prelate of Lábrea .
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 diocese of Rio Branco on February 15, 1986 and appointed him its first diocesan bishop on March 19 of the same year . On July 29, 1998, he was appointed Archbishop of Porto Velho by John Paul II.
On November 30, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. the resignation submitted by Moacyr Grechi for reasons of age.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giocondo Maria Grotti OSM |
Prelate of Acre e Purus / Bishop of Rio Branco 1972–1998 |
Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández OAR |
| José Martins da Silva SDN |
Archbishop of Porto Velho 1998-2011 |
Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grechi, Moacyr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Porto Velho |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Araranguá |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 2019 |
| Place of death | Porto Velho |