Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira, (October 9, 1920 – August 3, 2014) was a Brazilian

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of the

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. Vieira was born in

Mococa Mococa is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 68,980 (2020 est.) in an area of 855 km². The elevation is 645 m. The local government is made up of a mayor (in Brazil, '':pt:Prefeito, Pre ...

, 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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