Type: | Bishop |
João Evangelista Martins Terra | |
Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília | |
Diocese: | Brasília |
Appointed: | 15 June 1994 |
Term End: | 16 June 2004 |
Other Post: | Titular Bishop of Bagis (1988–2022) |
Ordination: | 22 December 1956 |
Consecration: | 20 November 1988 |
Consecrated By: | Carlo Furno |
Birth Date: | 7 March 1925 |
Birth Place: | Jardinópolis, São Paulo, Brazil |
Death Place: | Brasília, Brazil |
Previous Post: | Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda and Recife (1988–1994) |
Motto: | CUM CHRISTO ET IN ECCLESIA |
Joăo Evangelista Martins Terra | |
Dipstyle: |
Joăo Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (7 March 1925 – 11 March 2022) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in Brazil, Martins Terra was ordained to the priesthood in 1956 for the Society of Jesus. He was appointed titular bishop of Bagis and then served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife, Brazil, from 1988 to 1994 and as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasilia, Brazil, from 1994 until his retirement in 2004.[1] Martins Terra died on 11 March 2022, four days after his 97th birthday.[2]