Dom Airton José dos Santos (born in

Bom Repouso Bom Repouso is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Reg ...

, June 26, 1956) is a Brazilian priest and

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

, was bishop of the

diocese of Mogi das Cruzes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes ( la, Dioecesis Crucismogiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil. History * 9 June 1962: Established as Diocese of Mogi das ...

from 2002 until 2012. He was appointed Archbishop of

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian ...

by Pope Benedict XVI on February 15, 2012. G1.com-New
Airon José dos Santos
is the new archbishop of Campinas.

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Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
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Archidiocese de Campinas
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil Living people 1956 births Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Roman Catholic archbishops of Campinas Roman Catholic archbishops of Mariana Roman Catholic bishops of Mogi das Cruzes Roman Catholic bishops of Santo André {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub