José Maria Maimone

José Maria Maimone SAC (born 6 October 1932) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Umuarama from 1973 until his resignation in 2002.

Biography José Maria Maimone was born in Astolfo Dutra, Minas Gerais, on 6 October 1932. He graduated with a technical degree in accounting in 1951, in Londrina, entered the religious congregation of the Society of Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines) and joined the seminary of the Palotino Fathers in 1955. He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1961.

On 12 June 1973, Pope Paul VI appointed Maimone as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Umuarama in the state of Paraná. He received his episcopal consecration on 29 June 1973 at the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome from Pope Paul VI, with Archbishops Agostino Casaroli and Bernardin Gantin serving as co-consecrators. Upon his resignation, he assumed the status of bishop emeritus and continued to reside within the diocese, assisting with pastoral activities and community life. In 2021, he celebrated his diamond jubilee (60 years) of priestly ordination.