José Jovêncio Balestieri Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
José Jovêncio Balestieri
Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul
Metropolis:Florianópolis
Term Start:30 August 2000
Term End:19 March 2008
Predecessor:Tito Buss
Successor:Augustinho Petry
Previous Post:Bishop of Humaitá (1991–1998)
Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul (1998–2000)
Ordination:29 June 1968
Ordained By:José Thurler
Consecration:19 May 1991
Consecrated By:Antônio Possamai
Birth Date:1939 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Massaranduba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Death Place:Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil

José Jovêncio Balestieri (18 May 1939 – 2 April 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Humaitá from 1991 to 1998, coadjutor bishop from 1998 to 2000, and bishop from 2000 to 2008 of Rio do Sul.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbale.html Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. †