Church Roman Catholic Church Name Jose Coutinho See Estancia Role Bishop | In office 1961–1985 Ordination December 3, 1933 Predecessor None | |
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Successor Hildebrando Mendes Costa Born February 7, 1910
Capistrano, Brazil ( 1910-02-07 ) Previous post Bishop of Sobral
Priest Died November 7, 2008, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil | ||
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José Bezerra Coutinho (February 7, 1910 – November 7, 2008) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 98, he was the sixth-oldest bishop in the Catholic Church and oldest Brazilian bishop.
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Biography
Coutinho was born in Capistrano, in the state of Ceará, in 1910. He was ordained a priest on December 3, 1933, then appointed auxiliary bishop of Sobral, Ceará, on August 4, 1956. Coutinho was appointed bishop of Estância, Sergipe, on January 28, 1961, retiring as bishop of Estância on June 1, 1985.
He was Titular Bishop of Uthina from October 28, 1956 to January 28, 1961.
He died in Fortaleza, Ceará, of cardiac arrest on November 7, 2008.
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