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Brazil

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
2 Feb 1954 Bishop José de Almeida Batista PereiraBishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais
15 Aug 1954 Eugênio Cardinal de Araújo SalesArchbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
28 Oct 1956 Bishop José Bezerra CoutinhoBishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe
20 Jan 1957 Archbishop Jaime Luiz CoelhoArchbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana
22 Sep 1957 Archbishop José Maria PiresArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba
10 Nov 1957 Bishop José Eugênio CorrêaBishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais
13 Apr 1958 Bishop José de Aquino PereiraBishop Emeritus of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo
27 Jul 1958 Bishop Augusto PetróBishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
10 Aug 1958 Bishop Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Baia
7 May 1959 Serafim Cardinal Fernandes de AraújoArchbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
27 Mar 1960 Bishop Epaminondas José de AraújoBishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas
25 Jul 1960 Bishop Clemente José Carlos de Gouvea Isnard, O.S.B.Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro
Most Junior
27 Sep 2008 Bishop Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B.Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso
17 Aug 2008 Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de LucenaBishop of Guarabira, Paraiba
15 Aug 2008 Bishop Romualdo Matias KujawskiCoadjutor Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins
15 Aug 2008 Bishop Philip DickmansBishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins
10 Aug 2008 Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul
2 Aug 2008 Bishop Antônio Carlos Rossi KellerBishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul
27 Jul 2008 Bishop Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul
5 Jul 2008 Bishop Benedito Gonçalves dos SantosBishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo
17 May 2008 Bishop Guido ZendronBishop of Paulo Afonso, Baia
17 May 2008 Bishop Juarez Sousa Da SilvaBishop of Oeiras, Piaui
17 May 2008 Bishop Adair José GuimarãesBishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias
19 Apr 2008 Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo

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