Announcements of recent changes in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. This blog serves as a supplement to the main Catholic-Hierarchy website. Note: this blog and the website are NOT officially sanctioned or approved by any church authority.
12 January 2007
Bishop Matos da Silva Died
Bishop Jairo Rui Matos da Silva, Bishop Emeritus of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil, has died. He was 77 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a bishop for 32 years. May he rest in peace.
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