Teodoro Mendes Tavares
Teodoro Mendes Tavares CSSp (born January 7, 1964 in São Miguel Arcanjo ) is a Cape Verdean religious and bishop of Ponta de Pedras in Brazil.
Life
Teodoro Mendes Tavares joined the religious community of Spiritans , made his profession on September 8, 1986 and was ordained a priest on July 11, 1993 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on February 16, 2011 auxiliary bishop in Belém do Pará and titular bishop of Verbe . He chose EIS-ME AQUI as his motto . The Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Alberto Taveira Corrêa , donated him episcopal ordination on May 8 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Paulino do Livramento Évora CSSp, Former Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde , and Arlindo Gomes Furtado , Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde.
On 10 June 2015 it appointed Pope Francis to Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta de Pedras . When the Pope accepted his predecessor's resignation on September 23, 2015, he succeeded him as Bishop of Ponta de Pedras.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Coadiutore di Ponta de Pedras (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 10, 2015, accessed June 10, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Ponta de Pedras (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, 23 September 2015, accessed 22 September 2015 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Alessio Saccardo |
Bishop of Ponta de Pedras since 2015 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mendes Tavares, Teodoro |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cape Verdean religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Ponta de Pedras |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sao Miguel Arcanjo |