Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (January 14, 1926 – August 10, 2013) was a

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bishop. Ordained in 1952, Rufino do Rêgo was named bishop in 1971 and in 1986 became bishop of the Diocese of Parnaiba,

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. He retired in 2001.Joaquim Rufino do Rego
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1926 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Roman Catholic bishops of Parnaíba Roman Catholic bishops of Quixadá {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub