Irineu Sílvio Wilges Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Irineu Sílvio Wilges
Bishop Emertus of Cachoeira do Sul
Archdiocese:Santa Maria
Appointed:14 June 2000
Term End:28 December 2011
Predecessor:Ângelo Domingos Salvador
Successor:Remídio José Bohn
Ordination:15 July 1962
Ordained By:Cristiano Frederico Portela de Araújo Pena
Consecration:12 August 2000
Consecrated By:Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider
Birth Date:1936 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Pinheiral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Place:Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Irineu Sílvio Wilges (3 October 1936 – 17 November 2022) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate.

Wilges was born in Pinheiral and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962.[1] On 14 June 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil. He was consecrated on 12 August 2000 by cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider and served as the bishop until his retirement in 2011.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Irineu Silvio Wilges [Catholic-Hierarchy] ]. 2022-11-19 . www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. Web site: Morre bispo emérito de Cachoeira do Sul (RS), dom Irineu Sílvio Wilges, aos 86 anos . 2022-11-18 . 2024-03-26 . cnbb.org.br . pt-br.
  3. Web site: In memory of Bishop Irineu Sílvio Wilges (1936 – 2022) . 2022-11-18 . 2024-03-26 . ofm.org.