Francisco Manuel Vieira

Francisco Manuel Vieira
Bishop of Osasco
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Osasco
In office15 March 1989 – 24 April 2002
PredecessorDiocese erected
SuccessorErcílio Turco
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus (1974-1989)
Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (1974-1989)
Orders
Ordination8 December 1952
Consecration25 January 1975
by Paulo Evaristo Arns[1]
Personal details
Born(1925-10-29)29 October 1925
Rio Tinto, Porto District, Portuguese Republic
Died23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 88)

Francisco Manuel Vieira (29 October 1925 – 23 December 2013) was a Brazilian Catholic bishop.

Vieira was born in the portuguese town of Rio Tinto (Gondomar)[2] and was ordained in Brazil to the priesthood in 1952. He served as titular bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus and was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1974 to 1989. He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco, Brazil from 1989 to 2002.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bishop Francisco Manuel Vieira". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  2. ↑ Brazilian radio obituary note of december 2013
  3. ↑ Diocese of Osasco
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