Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira explained

Type:Bishop
Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Uberaba Emeritus
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Archdiocese of Uberaba
Term:1978 - 1996
Predecessor:Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral
Successor:Aloísio Roque Oppermann S.C.J.
Ordination:December 8, 1948
Birth Date:9 October 1920

Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira, (October 9, 1920 – August 3, 2014) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Vieira was born in Mococa, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 8, 1948. Vieira was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Paulo as well as titular bishop of Bitettumon November 29, 1971 and was ordained bishop on January 25, 1972. Vieira was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Uberaba on July 14, 1978, where he served until his retirement on February 28, 1996.

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