Waldyr Calheiros Novaes
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Waldyr Calheiros Novaes, (born May 1, 1923) is a Brazil
ian prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
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Waldyr Calheiros Novaes was born in Marici, Brazil and ordained a priest on July 25, 1948. Novaes was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of ão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro as well as Titular Bishop of Mulia on February 25, 1964 and was ordained bishop on May 1, 1964. Novaes was appointed archbishop of the Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
on October 20, 1966, where Novaes served until his retirement on November 17, 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
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Waldyr Calheiros Novaes was born in Marici, Brazil and ordained a priest on July 25, 1948. Novaes was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of ão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro as well as Titular Bishop of Mulia on February 25, 1964 and was ordained bishop on May 1, 1964. Novaes was appointed archbishop of the Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda is a diocese located in the cities of Barra do Piraí and Volta Redonda in the Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.-History:...
on October 20, 1966, where Novaes served until his retirement on November 17, 1999.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of ão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta RedondaRoman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta RedondaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda is a diocese located in the cities of Barra do Piraí and Volta Redonda in the Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.-History:...