Alberto Taveira Corrêa (born 26 May 1950) is a Brazilian

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of the

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. He served as

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from 1991 till 1996, when he became archbishop of Palmas. In 2009 he became archbishop of

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Biography

Born in

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on 25 May 1950, Taveira Corrêa was

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to the priesthood of

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on 15 August 1973. After several years as pastor of Nossa Senhora do Pilar in Nova Lima and chaplain of the local hospital, he served from 1978 to 1984 as Rector of the major seminary while also filling assignments as coordinator of vocation ministry, member of the Presbyteral Council and of the College of Consultors. He was then worked as a priest in the parish of São Geraldo, as pastor of Senhor Bom Jesus in Bonfim and of Santo Antônio in Vargem Alegre and as District Vicar of Forania São Caetano. On 24 April 1991, he was appointed

and

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of Sinnipsa. Taveira Corrêa received his

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on 6 July. The principal consecrator was João Resende Costa, archbishop emeritus of Belo Horizonte, with the archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, and the archbishop of

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, Arnaldo Ribeiro, serving as

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. On 27 March 1996, he was appointed Archbishop of Palmas. He was named archbishop of Archbishop of Belém do Pará on 30 December 2009. He was installed on 25 March 2010. On 27 October 2012,

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named him a member of the

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. On 6 February 2014,

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named him a consultor to the

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. In 2014, he said that the annual Catholic procession and festival centered on an image of Mary as Our Lady of Nazareth, the Círio de Nazaré, attracted many non-Catholics, saying "Many people from other religious groups participate in Cirio and in it find a welcoming environment." He participated in the Synod on the Amazonian Region in 2019 and served as moderator of one of its discussion circles.

Selected works

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References

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External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Alberto Taveira Corrêa
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taveira Correa, Alberto 1950 births 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil Living people Roman Catholic archbishops of Belém do Pará Roman Catholic bishops of Brasília People from Nova Lima