José Doth de Oliveira (1 March 1938 – 26 November 2017) was a Brazilian

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prelate. Born in

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, Doth de Oliveira was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He served as the Bishop of

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from 2000 until he resigned in 2009. He died due to complications from

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on 26 November 2017 in Pedra Branca, at the age of 79.

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