José Rodriques de Souza,

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, 25 March 1926 –

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bishop of the Diocese of Juazeiro,

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1950, Rodriques de Souza was named bishop in 1975 and retired in 2003.Jose Rodrigues de Souza
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