Paulo Antonio de Conto

Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto

Paulo Antônio de Conto (born October 12, 1942 in Encantado , Rio Grande do Sul ) is a Brazilian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Montenegro .

Life

Paulo Antônio de Conto was ordained a priest for the diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul on July 13, 1968 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres on July 24, 1991 . The old bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Alberto Frederico Etges , donated him episcopal ordination on September 15 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Máximo André Biennès TOR , Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, and Aloísio Sinésio Bohn , Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul. As a motto he chose MIHI VIVERE CHRISTUS .

On May 27, 1998 he was appointed the first bishop of the diocese of Criciúma , which was established on the same date . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on July 2, 2008 as the first bishop of the diocese of Montenegro established on the same date .

From July to December 2015, he was also Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo during the Sedis vacancy .

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on October 18, 2017. From January 22, 2020 to July 4, 2020, Paulo Antônio de Conto was Apostolic Administrator of Nova Friburgo .

Web links

Entry for Paulo Antônio de Conto on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Montenegro (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 18, 2017, accessed October 18, 2017 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Nova Friburgo (Brazil) e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante della medesima diocesi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 22, 2020, accessed January 22, 2020 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
---	Bishop of Montenegro 2008-2017	Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva
---	Bishop of Criciúma 1998-2008	Jacinto Inácio flat
Máximo André Biennès TOR	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres 1991–1998	José Vieira de Lima GATE

personal data
SURNAME	Conto, Paulo Antônio de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Montenegro
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Encantado , Rio Grande do Sul

[1] Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Montenegro (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 18, 2017, accessed October 18, 2017 (Italian).

[2] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Nova Friburgo (Brazil) e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante della medesima diocesi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 22, 2020, accessed January 22, 2020 (Italian).