Tomé Ferreira da Silva
Tomé Ferreira da Silva (born May 17, 1961 in Cristina ) is a Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of São José do Rio Preto .
Life
The Bishop of Campanha , Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral CSsR , ordained him on January 1, 1987 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on March 9, 2005 auxiliary bishop in São Paulo and titular bishop of Giufi . The Archbishop of São Paulo, Cláudio Cardinal Hummes OFM , donated him episcopal ordination on May 13 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho OPraem , Archbishop of Pouso Alegre , and Diamantino Prata de Carvalho OFM, Bishop of Campanha. As a motto he chose Santidade na Verdade e Caridade .
On September 26, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of São José do Rio Preto. He was inducted into office on November 16 of the same year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Paulo Mendes Peixoto |
Bishop of São José do Rio Preto since 2012 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ferreira da Silva, Tomé |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop São José do Rio Preto |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cristina |