Waldyr Calheiros Novaes

Waldyr Calheiros Novaes, (July 29, 1923 – November 30, 2013) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Waldyr Calheiros Novaes
Bishop of the Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda Emeritus
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
In office1966 - 1999
PredecessorAltivo Pacheco Ribeiro
SuccessorJoão Maria Messi
Orders
OrdinationJuly 25, 1948
Consecration1 May 1964
by Jaime de Barros Câmara
Personal details
Born(1923-07-29)July 29, 1923
Murici, Alagoas, Brazil
DiedNovember 30, 2013(2013-11-30) (aged 90)
Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Waldyr Calheiros Novaes was born in Murici, Alagoas, and ordained a priest on July 25, 1948. Novaes was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro as well as Titular Bishop of Mulia on February 25, 1964, and was ordained bishop on May 1, 1964. Novaes was appointed archbishop of the Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda on October 20, 1966, where Novaes served until his retirement on November 17, 1999.

He died November 30, 2013, at a hospital, of a lung infection.[1]

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