Urbano José Allgayer
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Urbano José Allgayer, is a Brazil
ian prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
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Urbano José Allgayer was born in Santa Clara, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 10, 1950. Allgayer was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegr
as well as Titular Bishop
of Tunnuna on February 5, 1974 and was ordained bishop on March 24, 1974. Allgayer was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo on February 4, 1982. Allgayer would retire from the diocese on May 19, 1999.
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 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...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Urbano José Allgayer was born in Santa Clara, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 10, 1950. Allgayer was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegr
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. It was erected as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by Pope Pius IX on May 7, 1848, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius...
as well as 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 Tunnuna on February 5, 1974 and was ordained bishop on March 24, 1974. Allgayer was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo on February 4, 1982. Allgayer would retire from the diocese on May 19, 1999.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
- Archdiocese of Porto AlegrRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto AlegreThe Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. It was erected as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by Pope Pius IX on May 7, 1848, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius...