Altamiro Rossato
Altamiro Rossato | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Porto Alegre | |
 Rossato in 2013 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre |
| In office | 17 July 1991 – 7 February 2001 |
| Predecessor | João Cláudio Colling |
| Successor | Dadeus Grings |
| Previous posts | Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre (1989-1991) Bishop of Marabá (1985-1989) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 December 1951 |
| Consecration | 2 March 1986 by Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1925 |
| Died | 13 May 2014 (aged 88) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Altamiro Rossato (23 June 1925 – 13 May 2014) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. He was Archbishop of Porto Alegre from 1991 till 2001.[1]
Biography
Rossato was born in Campininha in the municipality of Tuparendi in Rio Grande do Sul.[2] and ordained a priest in 1951 in São Paulo.[3]
Rossato continued his studies in Rome, Italy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum completing a Doctorate in Philosophy in 1953 and Doctorate in Theology in 1955.[4]
He was ordained bishop in the city of Marabá, Para in 1985.[5] He became of archbishop of Porto Alegre in 1989 and served in this role till 2001.
Death
He died in hospital in St. Francis hospital in Porto Alegre at the age of 88 from multiple organ failure.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Altamiro Rossato
- ↑ "5/13/2014 8:49 a.m. - Updated 5/13/2014 9:12 a.m. Sun Altamiro Rossato dies in Porto Alegre at 88".
- ↑ "Dies In Capital - Archbishop Altamiro Rossato".
- ↑ http://www.jornalfolhacidade.com.br/noticia/morre-dom-altamiro-rossato-ex-arcebispo-de-poa-que-e-natural-de-campininha-tuparendi/159 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 14 June 2014
- ↑ "Sun Altamiro Rossato Dies in Portoa Alegre Aged 88".
- ↑ "Dies In Capital - Archbishop Altamiro Rossato".