Jaime Mota de Farias (12 November 1925 – 13 April 2021) was a Brazilian

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bishop. Mota de Farias was born in

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as auxiliary bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré ( la, Dioecesis Nazarensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil. History * August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of ...

, Brazil, from 1982 to 1986 and as bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alagoinhas The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alagoinhas ( la, Dioecesis Alacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Alagoinhas in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. History * 28 October 1974: Established as Diocese of Alago ...

from 1986 to 2002.Jaime Mota de Farias
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