Paulo Lopes de Faria (February 24, 1931

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- July 16, 2009) was the

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ian Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina from May 14, 1997 until his

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on May 30, 2007. He was succeeded by Archbishop

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, but remained Archbishop

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of the diocese until his death in 2009. Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria died on July 16, 2009, in

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at the age of 78.

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''Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria†''Cancao Nova Noticias: Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina dies
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