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Antônio Afonso de Miranda (14 April 1920 – 11 October 2021) was a Brazilian
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Biography

Afonso de Miranda was born in
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, Brazil in April 1920. He was ordained a priest on 1 November 1945 in the
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. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lorena on 3 November 1971 and was consecrated on 27 December. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Campanha on 11 July 1977. Afonso de Miranda's final appointment was to the Diocese of Taubaté on 6 August 1981, where he served until his retirement on 22 May 1996. He died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 101.Bispo emérito de Taubaté, Dom Antônio Affonso de Miranda, morre aos 101 anos
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See also

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté () is a diocese located in the city of Taubaté in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil. History *7 June 1908: Established as Diocese of Taubaté from the Diocese of São Paulo Special churc ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha () is a diocese located in the city of Campanha in the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil. History * 8 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Campanha from the Diocese of São Paulo Spe ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena () is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil. On Tuesday, 18 August 2012, the then-Bishop of Lorena, Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos, was ...
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Institute of Consecrated Life An institute of consecrated life is an association of faithful in the Catholic Church canonically erected by competent church authorities to enable men or women who publicly profess the evangelical counsels by religious vows or other sacred bond ...


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1920 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Brazilian men centenarians Roman Catholic bishops of Lorena Roman Catholic bishops of Taubaté People from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub