Antônio Afonso de Miranda

The Right Reverend

Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.
Bishop of Diocese of Taubaté Emeritus
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Taubaté
In office1981–1996
PredecessorJosé Antônio do Couto, S.C.I.
SuccessorCarmo João Rhoden, S.C.J.
Orders
Ordination1 November 1945
Personal details
Born(1920-04-14)14 April 1920
Cipotânea, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died11 October 2021(2021-10-11) (aged 101)
Cipotânea, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Antônio Afonso de Miranda (14 April 1920 – 11 October 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Afonso de Miranda was born in Cipotânea, Brazil in April 1920. He was ordained a priest on 1 November 1945 in the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lorena on 3 November 1971 and was consecrated on 27 December. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Campanha on 11 July 1977. Afonso de Miranda's final appointment was to the Diocese of Taubaté on 6 August 1981, where he served until his retirement on 22 May 1996.[1]

He died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 101.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
  2. ^ Bispo emérito de Taubaté, Dom Antônio Affonso de Miranda, morre aos 101 anos


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