About Antônio Afonso de Miranda
Lived 1920 – 2021 (aged 101). Antônio Afonso de Miranda was a Brazilian catholic priest, catholic bishop, bishop, writer and catholic theologian.
Antônio Afonso de Miranda (14 April 1920 – 11 October 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography Afonso de Miranda was born in Cipotânea, Brazil in April 1920. He was ordained a priest on 1 November 1945 in the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lorena on 3 November 1971 and was consecrated on 27 December. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Campanha on 11 July 1977. Afonso de Miranda's final appointment was to the Diocese of Taubaté on 6 August 1981, where he served until his retirement on 22 May 1996.
He died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 101.
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Antônio Afonso de Miranda was born on 14 April 1920 in Cipotânea.
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Antônio Afonso de Miranda died on 11 October 2021 in Juiz de Fora.
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Antônio Afonso de Miranda was a catholic priest, catholic bishop, bishop, writer and catholic theologian.
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