Manuel Pestana Filho

Manuel Pestana Filho (April 27, 1928 January 8, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis, Brazil.

Manuel Pestana Filho
Bishop of the Diocese of Anápolis Emeritus
Bishop Pestana Filho meets pope John Paul II in Rome
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis
In office1978 - 2004
PredecessorEpaminondas José de Araújo
SuccessorJoão Casimiro Wilk
Orders
OrdinationOctober 5, 1952
ConsecrationFebruary 18, 1979
by Carmine Rocco
Personal details
Born(1928-04-27)April 27, 1928
Santos, Brazil
DiedJanuary 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 82)
Santos, Brazil

Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, he was appointed bishop of the Anápolis Diocese in 1987. Bishop Pestana Filho retired in 2004.[1]

Notes

  1. "Bishop Manuel Pestana Filho". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.



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