José Freire de Oliveira Neto

José Freire de Oliveira Neto
Bishop of Mossoró
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mossoró
In office14 March 1984 – 15 June 2004
PredecessorGentil Diniz Barreto
SuccessorMariano Manzana
Previous postsCoadjutor Bishop of Mossoró (1979-1984)
Titular Bishop of Illici (1973-1979)
Auxiliary Bishop of Mossoró (1973-1979)
Orders
Ordination22 September 1956
Consecration2 June 1974
by Gentil Diniz Barreto
Personal details
Born(1928-03-09)9 March 1928
Died10 January 2012(2012-01-10) (aged 83)

José Freire de Olivera Neto (9 March 1928 – 10 January 2012) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Mossoró, Brazil.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1956, Freire de Olivera Neto became bishop in 1973 retiring in 2004.[1]

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