Onofre Cândido Rosa
Onofre Cândido Rosa SDB (born May 8, 1924 in Paraguaçu , Minas Gerais , Brazil , † December 9, 2009 in Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais) was a Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Jardim .
Life
After he had made his first profession on January 31, 1948 in the religious order of the Salesians of Don Bosco , he studied philosophy in São João del Rei from 1948 to 1950 and theology at the seminary of Pius XI from 1954 to 1957. in Lapa . He also holds degrees in parapsychology and canon law .
Onofre Cândido Rosa received in the December 8, 1957 São Paulo , the ordination . In the congregation he was first study director in Pará de Minas from 1958 to 1959 , then in 1960 director of the vocational school in Niterói , from 1961 to 1962 parish vicar in the parish of São João Bosco, São João del Rei, from 1963 to 1966 economist and director of the high school in Paraguaçu and finally from 1967 to 1969 parish vicar in the parish of São Domingos, Araxá .
On January 9, 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed him . the titular bishop of Illiberi and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Uberlândia . The apostolic nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Umberto Mozzoni , donated him episcopal ordination on March 19, 1970 in Araxá. Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Belo Horizonte , João Resende Costa , and the Bishop of Uberlândia, Almir Marques Ferreira . His motto was: "Dar a vida pelos irmãos" (Giving our lives for the brothers ).
On September 7th of the same year the Pope appointed him coadjutor to the Bishop of Uberlândia. Finally, on December 1, 1977, he became coadjutor of the Bishop of Corumbá . With the age-related resignation of Ladislau Paz 'SDB on July 5, 1978, he succeeded him as Bishop of Corumbá. On February 16, 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed him first bishop of the newly established diocese of Jardim .
On August 4, 1999, his age-related resignation was accepted. He died ten years later and was buried in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in his native Paraguaçu.
Web links
- Biographical data of the CNBB (Portuguese)
- Entry on Onofre Cândido Rosa on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Jardim 1981–1999 |
Bruno Pedron SDS |
| Ladislau Paz SDS |
Bishop of Corumbá 1978–1981 |
Vitório Pavanello SDS |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosa, Onofre Cândido |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosa, Onofre Cândido SDB |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian religious and Roman Catholic Bishop of Jardim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paraguaçu , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2009 |
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais |