Arnaldo Ribeiro
Arnaldo Ribeiro (January 7, 1930–December 15, 2009) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Arnaldo Ribeiro | |
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| Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Ribeirão Preto |
| See | Ribeirão Preto |
| Appointed | 28 December 1988 |
| Term ended | 05 April 2006 |
| Predecessor | Romeu Alberti |
| Successor | Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. |
| Other posts |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 March 1954 by Antônio dos Santos Cabral |
| Consecration | 27 December 1975 by João Resende Costa, S.D.B. |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Arnaldo Ribeiro |
| Born | 7 January 1930 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | 15 December 2009 (aged 79) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
Ordained to the priesthood on March 13, 1954, in the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Ribeiro was named auxiliary bishop of the Belo Horizonte Archdiocese on November 6, 1975, and was ordained bishop on December 27, 1975. On December 28, 1988, Ribeiro was named Archbishop of the Ribeirão Preto Archdiocese; he retired on April 5, 2006.[1]
Six years after the death of Archbp. Ribeiro, the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto formally opened his cause for beatification. His current status in the steps towards sainthood is Servant of God.[2][3]
Notes
- "Archbishop Arnaldo Ribeiro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- http://newsaints.faithweb.com/year/2009.htm#Ribeiro
- http://arquidioceserp.org.br/
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