Osório Claudio Bebber, OFMCap, (11 June 1929 – 13 August 2021) was a Brazilian Capuchin. He served as the second Bishop of the

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from 1981 to 1992, the Territorial Prelate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coxim from 1992 to 1999, and the second Bishop of the

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from 1999 until his retirement in April 2003. He remained

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of Joaçaba until his death in August 2021. Bebber was born in

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, to parents, Antônio Bebber Filho and Catharina Trentin Bebber. He was born and baptized as Claudino Bebber, but changed his name to Osório Bebber when he entered the Capuchin Province of Rio Grande do Sul's

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at the age of 12. He was ordained as Catholic priest in 1956. Bishop emeritus Osório Bebber died from post-surgical complications, including

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and heart failure, at the Hospital da Unimed in

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on August 13, 2021, at the age of 92. His funeral was held at the Immaculate Conception Church in Caxias do Sul. Bebber was buried in the Cemetery of the Chapel (''Cemitério da Capela'') in

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1929 births 2021 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Joaçaba Roman Catholic bishops of Tubarão Roman Catholic bishops of Coxim Brazilian Roman Catholic bishops Capuchin bishops Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II People from Rio Grande do Sul {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub