Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira

Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Uberaba Emeritus
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Uberaba
In office1978 - 1996
PredecessorAlexandre Gonçalves do Amaral
SuccessorAloísio Roque Oppermann S.C.J.
Orders
OrdinationDecember 8, 1948
Personal details
Born(1920-10-09)October 9, 1920
Mococa, Brazil
DiedAugust 2, 2014(2014-08-02) (aged 93)

Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira, (October 9, 1920 – August 3, 2014) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Vieira was born in Mococa, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 8, 1948. Vieira was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Paulo as well as titular bishop of Bitettumon November 29, 1971 and was ordained bishop on January 25, 1972. Vieira was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Uberaba on July 14, 1978, where he served until his retirement on February 28, 1996.


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