Emílio Pignoli

Emílio Pignoli (born 14 December 1932) is an Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Campo Limpo from 1989 to 2008. He previously served as Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes from 1976 until his transfer to the newly established Diocese of Campo Limpo in 1989.

Early life and priesthood Pignoli was born on 14 December 1932 in Cappella de' Picenardi, in the Province of Cremona, Italy.

He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1957 and was later incardinated into the Diocese of Franca on 20 February 1971. He received episcopal consecration on 24 June 1976 from Archbishop Carmine Rocco, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil, with Archbishop Bernardo José Bueno Miele and Bishop Diógenes da Silva Matthes serving as co-consecrators.

Bishop of Campo Limpo On 15 March 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed Pignoli the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Campo Limpo, which was erected from territory of the Archdiocese of São Paulo.

His episcopal motto is Consolidai vossa vocação ("Strengthen your vocation"), derived from 2 Peter 1:10.

Retirement Upon reaching the canonical retirement age, Pignoli submitted his resignation from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Campo Limpo. Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation on 30 July 2008 and appointed Luiz Antônio Guedes as his successor.

In December 2022, the Diocese of Campo Limpo celebrated Pignoli's 90th birthday, recognizing his role as the founding bishop of the diocese and his long service to the Church in Brazil.