Cândido Rubens Padín, OSB, (September 5 , 1915 – January 25, 2008) was a Brazilian

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. Padín was born in São Carlos, Brazil, and was ordained a priest on July 15, 1946, from the religious order of

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. Padín was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro as well as Titular Bishop Tremithus, and was ordained a bishop on August 5, 1962. On January 5, 1966, Padín was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lorena. His last appointment came on April 27, 1970, to the Diocese of Bauru from which he would retire on September 4, 1990. Padín died on January 25, 2008, at age of 92.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Padin, Candido Rubens 1915 births 2008 deaths Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Brazilian Benedictines Roman Catholic bishops of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Roman Catholic bishops of Bauru Roman Catholic bishops of Lorena

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