José Jovêncio Balestieri (18 May 1939 – 2 April 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of

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from 1991 to 1998, coadjutor bishop from 1998 to 2000, and bishop from 2000 to 2008 of

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.Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. †
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balestieri, Jose Jovencio 1939 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Roman Catholic bishops of Rio do Sul Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II