Celso José Pinto da Silva

Celso José Pinto da Silva
Archbishop of Teresina
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Teresina
In office21 February 2001 – 3 September 2008
PredecessorMiguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
SuccessorSérgio da Rocha
Previous postsBishop of Vitória da Conquista (1981-2001)
Titular Bishop of Urusi (1978-1981)
Auxiliary Bishop of Rio de Janeiro (1978-1981)
Orders
Ordination14 March 1959
Consecration1 May 1978
by Eugênio Sales[1]
Personal details
Born(1933-10-29)29 October 1933
Died28 September 2018(2018-09-28) (aged 84)

Celso José Pinto da Silva (29 October 1933 – 28 September 2018) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop.

Pinto da Silva was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as titular bishop of Urusi and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1978 to 1981. Pinto da Silva then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista from 1981 to 2001. He then served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina from 2001 to 2008.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Celso José Pinto da Silva". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  2. ↑ Archdiocese of Teresina