Hilário Moser

Hilário Moser, S.D.B. (born 2 December 1931) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as bishop of the Diocese of Tubarão from 1992 to 2004. Previously he served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife and titular bishop of Casae Calanae.

Early life and education Moser was born on 2 December 1931 in Rio dos Cedros, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

He joined the religious congregation of the Salesians of Don Bosco and made his religious profession as a young man. He studied philosophy and theology in Salesian institutions in Brazil and later pursued advanced theological studies at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome.

He was ordained a priest on 15 August 1958 in São Paulo.

Episcopal ministry On 17 August 1988, Pope John Paul II appointed Moser auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife and titular bishop of Casae Calanae.

Later life After his retirement, Moser became bishop emeritus of Tubarão and continued to participate in pastoral and educational activities of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Brazil.

Selected works Moser has written numerous works on theology, spirituality and pastoral life, including:

Caminhando com Maria O Concílio Vaticano II: Você conhece? Ressurreição – Glória de Cristo e nosso futuro Vocação: sentido à Vida