Arnaldo Ribeiro (January 7, 1930–December 15, 2009) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto ( la, Archidioecesis Rivi Nigri) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil. Bishop Moacir Silva, until then serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São J ...

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. Ordained to the priesthood on March 13, 1954, in the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Ribeiro was named auxiliary bishop of the Belo Horizonte Archdiocese on November 6, 1975, and was ordained bishop on December 27, 1975. On December 28, 1988, Ribeiro was named Archbishop of the Ribeirão Preto Archdiocese; he retired on April 5, 2006. Six years after the death of Archbp. Ribeiro, the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto formally opened his cause for

beatification Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their nam ...

. His current status in the steps towards sainthood is Servant of God.http://arquidioceserp.org.br/

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21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil 1930 births 2009 deaths Brazilian Servants of God 21st-century venerated Christians 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil Roman Catholic bishops of Belo Horizonte {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub