Bishop José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega (born 12 April 1951 in

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) is the

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of the

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, Madagascar. He was ordained

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on 28 December 1980 by the

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. He was appointed and confirmed as bishop in October 2000.

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Profile of Bishop Nobrega
1951 births Living people People from Santa Cruz, Madeira 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Madagascar Roman Catholic bishops of Mananjary Portuguese Roman Catholic bishops in Africa {{Madagascar-bio-stub