Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim
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Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim (March 4, 1922 – April 13, 1973) was an American
-born bishop
in the Catholic Church. He served as the first Prelate
of the Territorial Prelature of Coari
in the state of Amazonas, Brazil
from 1964-1973.
. He was educated at the Redemptorist
Minor Seminary
, St. Joseph’s College, in Kirkwood, Missouri
. He attended novitiate
in De Soto, Missouri
where he professed religious vows
as a Redemptorist in the St. Louis Province. He studied for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
and was ordained there on January 6, 1948.
Anglim served as a missionary
in the Vice Province of Manaus, Brazil until April 24, 1964 when Pope Paul VI named him to be the first prelate of the newly established Territorial Prelature of Coari. He was appointed Titular Bishop
of Gaguari by Paul VI on March 23, 1966 and was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop
John Patrick Cody of Chicago
on June 2, 1966. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop João de Souza Lima of Manaus
and Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy
, C.Ss.R. of Juazeiro
. Anglim attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council
and was responsible for initiating the Council’s reforms in the prelacy. On May 2, 1970 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator
of the Territorial Prelature of Lábrea
. He held the position for a little over a year when a new prelate was named on June 7, 1971. Bishop Anglim served the Prelature of Coari for a total of nine years before his death on April 13, 1973.
United States
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-born 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...
in the Catholic Church. He served as the first Prelate
Territorial Prelate
A territorial prelate is, in Catholic usage, a prelate whose geographic jurisdiction, called territorial prelature, does not belong to any diocese and is considered a particular church....
of the Territorial Prelature of Coari
Territorial Prelature of Coari
The Territorial Prelature of Coari is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Coari in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.-History:...
in the state of Amazonas, 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...
from 1964-1973.
Biography
Robert Emmett Anglim was born in Lombard, IllinoisLombard, Illinois
Lombard, "The Lilac Village", is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 42,322 at the 2000 census. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population in 2004 to be 42,975.-History:...
. He was educated at the Redemptorist
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Roman Catholic missionary Congregation founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples.Members of the Congregation, priests and brothers,...
Minor Seminary
Minor seminary
A minor seminary is a secondary boarding school created for the specific purpose of enrolling teenage boys who have expressed interest in becoming priests. They are generally Roman Catholic institutions, and designed to prepare boys both academically and spiritually for vocations to the priesthood...
, St. Joseph’s College, in Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,540. Founded in 1853, the city is named for James Pugh Kirkwood, builder of the Pacific Railroad through that town. It was the first planned suburb located west...
. He attended novitiate
Novitiate
Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life....
in De Soto, Missouri
De Soto, Missouri
De Soto is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,477 at the estimated 2008 census. The Van Metre family were first to settle in 1803 .The town was organized in 1857 and is named for the explorer Hernando De Soto, who claimed the Louisiana Territory for Spain. ...
where he professed religious vows
Religious vows
Religious vows are the public vows made by the members of religious communities pertaining to their conduct, practices and views.In the Buddhist tradition, in particular within the Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition, many different kinds of religious vows are taken by the lay community as well as by...
as a Redemptorist in the St. Louis Province. He studied for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Oconomowoc is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The name was derived from Coo-no-mo-wauk, the Potawatomi term for "waterfall." The population was 12,382 at the 2000 census. The city is partially adjacent to the Town of Oconomowoc and near the Village of Oconomowoc...
and was ordained there on January 6, 1948.
Anglim served as a missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
in the Vice Province of Manaus, Brazil until April 24, 1964 when Pope Paul VI named him to be the first prelate of the newly established Territorial Prelature of Coari. He was appointed Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Gaguari by Paul VI on March 23, 1966 and was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
John Patrick Cody of Chicago
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...
on June 2, 1966. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop João de Souza Lima of Manaus
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus is an archdiocese located in the city of Manaus in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Amazonas from the Diocese of Belém do Pará...
and Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy
Tomás Guilherme Murphy
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, C.Ss.R. of Juazeiro
Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro is a diocese located in the city of Juazeiro in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.-History:* July 22, 1962: Established as Diocese of Juazeiro from the Diocese of Barra and Diocese of Bonfim...
. Anglim attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
and was responsible for initiating the Council’s reforms in the prelacy. On May 2, 1970 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator
Apostolic Administrator
An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
of the Territorial Prelature of Lábrea
Territorial Prelature of Lábrea
The Territorial Prelature of Lábrea is a territorial prelature located in the city of Lábrea in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.-History:* May 1, 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Lábrea from the Diocese of Amazonas...
. He held the position for a little over a year when a new prelate was named on June 7, 1971. Bishop Anglim served the Prelature of Coari for a total of nine years before his death on April 13, 1973.