Eliseu Maria Coroli

Eliseu Maria Coroli (February 9, 1900 – July 29, 1982) was an Italo-Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Coroli, born in Castelnovo Val Tidone, frazione of Borgonovo Val Tidone, was ordained a priest on 1924 from the Roman Catholic religious order Barnabites. He was appointed Prelate of the Prelature of Guamá on 1940 and was ordained bishop on October 13, 1940.

He opened several kindergartens, primary schools, and the Sant'Antonio Maria Zaccaria Hospital within the prelature. He also devoted himself to the media, founding , a radio station dedicated to promoting culture among the population, especially children.

The diocese would be renamed to the Diocese of Bragança do Pará in October 1981. Coroli served until his retirement on February 5, 1977. He died on July 29, 1982, and was buried in the cathedral of Bragança do Pará.

The cause for beatification was opened in 1996. In Brazil the municipality of Dom Eliseu is dedicated to him.