José Afonso Ribeiro
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José Afonso Ribeiro was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Borba
, Brazil
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Ordained to the priesthood on December 7, 1958, Ribeiro was named auxiliary bishop on January 29, 1974 and was ordained on May 5, 1974. On July 6, 1986, he was named bishop of Borba, retiring on May 3, 2006.
Territorial Prelature of Borba
The Territorial Prelature of Borba is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Borba, Amazonas, in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.-History:...
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Brazil
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Ordained to the priesthood on December 7, 1958, Ribeiro was named auxiliary bishop on January 29, 1974 and was ordained on May 5, 1974. On July 6, 1986, he was named bishop of Borba, retiring on May 3, 2006.