Diógenes da Silva Matthes

Diógenes da Silva Matthes
Bishop of Franca
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Franca
In office11 March 1971 – 29 November 2006
PredecessorDiocese erected
SuccessorCaetano Ferrari
Orders
Ordination29 June 1957
Consecration11 June 1971
by Umberto Mozzoni[1]
Personal details
Born(1931-10-12)12 October 1931
Republic of the United States of Brazil
Died20 November 2016(2016-11-20) (aged 85)

Diógenes da Silva Matthes (12 October 1931 – 20 November 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1957, Matthes served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Franca, Brazil from 1971 to 2006.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bishop Diógenes da Silva Matthes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  2. ↑ Diocese of Franca
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