Bishop João Resende Costa, SDB was a Brazilian

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and a

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. He was the fifth Bishop of Ilhéus and the second Archbishop of Belo Horizonte. He was an attendee at the

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Early life

He was born in Borda da Mata, October 19, 1910. Schooled in Borda da Mata, he entered the ''Lorena and Lavrinhas seminary'' after school and attended from 1924–1926. He then undertook studies is philosophy in Lavrinhas (1927–1929). He made his theological studies at the

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in Rome from 1932–1937, where he obtained the title of doctor and while in Rome he entered the

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Congregation in 1928,

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in the Basilica of St. Ignatius in Rome.

Early career

His early career included positions in: *Director of the heart of Jesus high school, in

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. *Rector of the Seminary of Theology of the Salesians, in São Paulo. *Inspector (provincial), Salesiano de São Paulo (1948–1952). *Member of the Board of Governors of the Salesian Congregation, in

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(1952). *Member of the Brazilian delegation in the Inter-American Congress of Education in

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and

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Episcopate

On February 25, 1953,

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appointed him diocesan bishop of Ilhéus and he received his episcopal consecration on May 24, 1953, in

, from the hands of

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Vasconcelos Motta and

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s Orlando Chaves, and Dom Antônio Campelo de Aragão. On November 15, 1967, Pope

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appointed him the second Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, a position he held until he resigned when he reach the age limit, on February 5, 1986. During his time as Bishop he also held the following positions: *National Secretary of the religious, the CNBB (1964–1978). *Secretary and Chairman of the East II Regional CNBB. *Delegate to the Conference of Medellín (1968). *Delegate to the Synod of Bishops (1977). *President of the Brazilian delegation in the Interamerican Congress of Education in Havana. *President of the Sociedade Mineira de Cultura. *Grand Chancellor of the

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. He died in 2007.''Le Petit Episcopologe'', Issue 191

References

1910 births 2007 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil Roman Catholic archbishops of Belo Horizonte Roman Catholic bishops of Ilhéus Salesian bishops {{Brazil-RC-archbishop-stub