José de Lima (February 21, 1924 – June 12, 2013) was a Brazilian

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. José de Lima was born in Tiros and ordained a priest on December 8, 1948. Lima was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Itumbiarao on April 13, 1973 and was ordained bishop on July 15, 1973. Lima was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sete Lagoas on July 7, 1981. Lima would retire from the diocese on October 27, 1999.

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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil 1924 births 2013 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Itumbiara {{Brazil-RC-archbishop-stub

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