João d’Avila Moreira Lima (August 30, 1919 – September 30, 2011) was a Brazilian
bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
of the
Roman Catholic Church
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.
Biography
Lima was born in
Itabirito, Brazil and ordained a priest on April 8, 1944. He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
as well as Titular Bishop on June 21, 1982 and ordained bishop on August 24, 1982. Lima retired as auxiliary bishop from the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro on March 20, 2002.
See also
References
External links
Catholic HierarchyArchdiocese Site
(Portuguese)
1919 births
2011 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil
Roman Catholic bishops of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
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