Bonifácio Piccinini

Bonifácio Piccinini

SDB
Archbishop of Cuiabá
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cuiabá
In office15 August 1981 – 9 June 2004
PredecessorOrlando Chaves
SuccessorMílton Antônio dos Santos
Previous postsTitular Archbishop of Turres in Byzacena (1975-1981)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá (1975-1981)
Orders
Ordination11 February 1960
Consecration31 August 1975
by Carmine Rocco[1]
Personal details
Born(1929-05-13)13 May 1929
Luiz Alves, Santa Catarina, Republic of the United States of Brazil
Died28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (aged 91)
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Bonifácio Piccinini S.D.B. (13 May 1929 – 28 November 2020) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop.[2]

Piccinini was born in Luiz Alves, Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1960. He served as titular archbishop of Turres in Byzacena and as coadjutor archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá Brazil, from 1975 to 1981 and as archbishop of the archdiocese from 1981 to 2004.[3]

Piccinini died from COVID-19 on 28 November 2020 in Cuiabá.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Bonifácio Piccinini" (in Portuguese). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá". GCatholic.org. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  4. ↑ "Morre aos 91 anos, Dom Bonifácio Piccinini arcebispo emérito de Cuiabá | RDNEWS - Portal de notícias de MT". 28 November 2020.
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