Vital João Geraldo Wilderink (November 30, 1931 in Deventer,

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– June 10, 2014) was a

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-born Brazilian who presides as the

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bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí,

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1957, he was appointed a

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in 1978 and as bishop of the Itaguaí Diocese in 1980. Bishop Wilderink resigned in 1998.Vital Joao Geraldo Wilderink
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