José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (born 13 May 1948) is a
Brazilian prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He was the Archbishop of
Fortaleza
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from 1999 to 2023.
Biography
Born on 13 May 1948, the first of six brothers, he was ordained a priest in 1974.
He served as auxiliary bishop of the
archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia from 1991 to 1999.
Pope Francis
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accepted his resignation on 11 October 2023.
References
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Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil. Membros da CNBB. Brasília, 1997. 337p.
External links
Official website of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza
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1948 births
Living people
People from Jaú
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil
Roman Catholic bishops of São Salvador da Bahia