Vicente Costa (born 1 January 1947) is a Maltese Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Jundiaí in

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. Costa was born in

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on 1 January 1947. He received his primary education in

from 1954 to 1957 and the preceded to secondary schooling at the Minor Seminary of

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. In 1964 he started his studies at the

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where he obtained a degree in philosophy. He left for

where he started his studies for the priesthood. Costa studied at the

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between 1969 and 1971. He was ordained priest on 17 December 1972. In 1973 Costa became rector of the Cathedral of Maringá and later was transferred to

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as parish priest. He also served in other parishes throughout the country. In 1994 he resumed his post as Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of Maringáuntil 1997. In 1998

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appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina. He was consecrated in September 1998 by the Archbishop of Maringá

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. He was given the titular see of

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. In 2002 Costa was appointed as Bishop of Umuarama. He was installed on 13 December 2002. Seven years later

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transferred him to the larger Diocese of Jundiaí. He was installed as the fifth bishop on 7 March 2010.Xuereb, Matthew
"Maltese bishop in Brazil to lead larger diocese"
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