Celso José Pinto da Silva (29 October 1933 – 28 September 2018) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop. Pinto da Silva was born in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as titular bishop of ''Urusi'' and as auxiliary bishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro :''There is also a Diocese of Rio de Janeiro (and a Bishop of Rio de Janeiro) in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil.'' The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Sebastiani Fluminis Ianuarii, lit. ''"Ar ...

, Brazil, from 1978 to 1981. Pinto da Silva then served as bishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista ( la, Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil. History * 27 July 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conqu ...

from 1981 to 2001. He then served as archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina ( la, Archidioecesis Teresiana) is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil. History * 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piaui from the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão * 1 ...

from 2001 to 2008.Archdiocese of Teresina
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