Fernando Iório Rodrigues
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Fernando Iório Rodrigues (June 23, 1929 Maceió
- March 20, 2010) was a Brazil
ian Roman Catholic prelate
and professor, who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
, based in Palmeira dos Índios
, from March 1, 1985, until July 12, 2006.
Rodrigues, who was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953, died on March 20, 2010, at the age of 81. he had been hospitalized for ten days at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió due to heart problems.
Maceió
Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is of Indian origin, and designates the natural spontaneously courses of water which flow out of the soil...
- March 20, 2010) was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Roman Catholic prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
and professor, who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios is a diocese located in the city of Palmeira dos Índios in the Ecclesiastical province of Maceió in Brazil.-History:...
, based in Palmeira dos Índios
Palmeira dos Índios
Palmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. , it has a population of around 70,000.The city is situated on Alagoas backwood region. Brazilian writer, Graciliano Ramos, was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of...
, from March 1, 1985, until July 12, 2006.
Rodrigues, who was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953, died on March 20, 2010, at the age of 81. he had been hospitalized for ten days at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió due to heart problems.