Derek Byrne S.P.S. (born 17 January 1948) is an Irish prelate of the

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and a member of the St. Patrick's Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) who was bishop of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga in Brazil from 2014 to 2023. He was bishop of Guiratinga, Brazil from 2008 to 2014.

Biography

Derek John Christopher Byrne was born on 17 January 1948 in

Monkstown, County Dublin Monkstown (), historically known as ''Carrickbrennan'' ( gle, Carraig Bhraonáin), is a suburb in south Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is on the coast, between Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire. The lands of the Carrickb ...

. He attended

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. He studied at

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, earning a BA in Philosophy and Theological Studies in St. Patrick's College, Kiltegan, where he was ordained a priest in 1973. Following ordination, he went to Brazil, where he served until 1980. He worked in the US and Ireland in fundraising and leadership positions before going back to Brazil in 2003 as parish priest of Castanheira in the state of Mato Grosso. On 24 December 2008,

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appointed him bishop of

Guiratinga Guiratinga (also known as Princess Eastern and initially as Lageado) is a city in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, distant about 320 miles from the capital Cuiabá. Like many cities in the region, its foundation is directly linked to mining activ ...

in Brazil. He received his episcopal consecration on 23 March 2009. On 25 June 2014, upon the creation of the new diocese of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga in Brazil,

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named Byrne its first bishop. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 7 June 2023.

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* 1948 births 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Christian clergy from Dublin (city) Alumni of University College Cork People educated at Newbridge College Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Irish expatriate Catholic bishops People from Monkstown, County Dublin Roman Catholic bishops of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub

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