Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte (June 24, 1931

Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...

, Brazil - March 15, 2009) was the Brazilian

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão from 1984 until his retirement in 2005. He had previously served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca from 1971 until 1984, when Ponte was elevated to the Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão by Pope John Paul II. Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte died on March 15, 2009, in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, at the age of 77.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte †
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