Manoel Ceia Laranjeira
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Manoel Ceia Laranjeira was a rebel Brazilian Bishop
of the Independent Catholicism movement.
in 1903, he was still active as a Bishop
until the early 1990s.
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira was ordained priest
by Roman Catholic Bishop
Carlos Duarte Costa in 1947 and consecrated Bishop
by Roman Catholic Bishop
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
in 1951. He led the Brazilian Free Catholic Church
after Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
's submission to the Vatican
, and renamed the movement the Independent Catholic Apostolic Church of Brazil in the 1960s.
He died in 1994 having been succeeded by Dom Lapercio Eudes Moreira and in turn by the current head of the movement, Dom Paulo Ferreira Da Silva as Patriarch and Dom Roberto Garrido Padin
as Diocesan Bishop of Salvador de Bahia.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Independent Catholicism movement.
Biography
Born in BrazilBrazil
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...
in 1903, he was still active as a Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
until the early 1990s.
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira was ordained priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
by Roman Catholic Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Carlos Duarte Costa in 1947 and consecrated Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
by Roman Catholic Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz was a Brazilian priest and bishop whose career took him through membership of several Christian denominations from the Presbyterian Church through to the Roman Catholic Church....
in 1951. He led the Brazilian Free Catholic Church
Free Catholic Church
The Free Catholic Church is a German derivative movement of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church.-Church background:In 1937 the Roman Catholic bishop Carlos Duarte Costa - and his diocese of Botucatu, Brazil - severed ties with the Vatican. The bishop was excommunicated in 1945 after he accused...
after Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz was a Brazilian priest and bishop whose career took him through membership of several Christian denominations from the Presbyterian Church through to the Roman Catholic Church....
's submission to the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
, and renamed the movement the Independent Catholic Apostolic Church of Brazil in the 1960s.
He died in 1994 having been succeeded by Dom Lapercio Eudes Moreira and in turn by the current head of the movement, Dom Paulo Ferreira Da Silva as Patriarch and Dom Roberto Garrido Padin
Roberto Garrido Padin
Roberto Garrido Padin is a bishop of the Independent Catholic Church, based at the church of Santa Barbara in Salvador de Bahia, Northern Brazil....
as Diocesan Bishop of Salvador de Bahia.