Fernando Legal Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Fernando Legal
Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista
Metropolis:São Paulo
Appointed:15 March 1989
Term End:9 January 2008
Predecessor:First
Successor:Manuel Parrado Carral
Previous Post:Bishop of Itapeva (1980–1985)
Bishop of Limeira (1985–1989)
Ordination:8 December 1959
Ordained By:Paulo Rolim Loureiro
Consecration:31 May 1980
Consecrated By:Carmine Rocco
Birth Date:1931 12, df=yes
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, Brazil

Fernando Legal (17 December 1931 – 22 August 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Itapeva from 1980 to 1985, Limeira from 1985 to 1989, and São Miguel Paulista from 1989 to 2008.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2023/08/22/bispo-emerito-da-catedral-de-sao-miguel-arcanjo-morre-aos-91-anos-em-sp.ghtml Bispo emérito da Diocese de São Miguel Paulista morre aos 91 anos em SP
  2. Web site: Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. . Catholic Hierarchy . 23 August 2023.