Licínio Rangel

Licínio Rangel (5 January 1936 – 16 December 2002) was a Brazilian who was consecrated a bishop without papal authorization in 1991 and later reconciled with the Holy See.

Biography Rangel was born in Campos, Brazil, on 5 January 1936.

He was consecrated in 1991 in São Fidélis, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, even as the Vatican was threatening those involved with excommunication. all three members of the Society of St. Pius X who were themselves consecrated bishops without papal mandate and thus excommunicated from the Catholic Church. For his participation in this unauthorized rite of consecration he was excommunicated latae sententiae.

On 15 August 2001, Rangel together with all 25 of the member priests reconciled with the Holy See. He addressed a letter to Pope John Paul II in which he confirmed his full submission to and communion with Rome.

On 18 January 2002, Pope John Paul appointed Rangel its apostolic administrator and titular bishop of Zarna.

Rangel died in Campos of kidney cancer on 16 December 2002.