Geraldo Lyrio Rocha

His Excellency

Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
His Excellency; Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana
See	Mariana
Appointed	11 April 2007
Installed	23 June 2007
Term ended	25 April 2018
Predecessor	Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida
Successor	Airton José dos Santos
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória and Titular Bishop of Thelepte (1984–1990); Bishop of Colatina (1990–2002); Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (2002–2007);
Orders
Ordination	15 August 1967
Consecration	31 May 1984; by Silvestre Luís Scandián
Personal details
Born	14 March 1942; Fundão, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Died	26 July 2023 (aged 81); Altamira, Pará, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian

Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (14 March 1942 – 26 July 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He served as bishop of Colatina from 1990 to 2002, archbishop of Vitória da Conquista from 2002 to 2007 and Mariana from 2007 to 2018.

Priesthood

On 15 August 1967, Rocha was ordained a priest and incardinated in the Archdiocese of Vitória. He had held the positions of spiritual father, then rector of the diocesan seminary (1967–1983), director of the local Pastoral Institute and pastoral coordinator in the archdiocese (1968–1976).^[1]

Episcopate

On 14 March 1984, Rocha was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Vitória, with the titular see of Thelepte. He was consecrated bishop on 31 May by Archbishop Silvestre Luís Scandián.^[1] On 23 April 1990, he was appointed Bishop of Colatina.^[1] On 16 January 2002, he was appointed archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, in the state of Bahia. The swear in took place on 17 March.^[2]^[1]

On 11 April 2007, Rocha was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mariana.^[3] The canonical assumption of office took place on 23 June.^[1] Between 2003 and 2007, he was the 2nd vice-chairman of CELAM. From 2007 to 2011, he was the president of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil.^[1]^[4] On 25 April 2018, the pope accepted Rocha's resignation due to age.^[5]

Death

Rocha died in Altamira on 26 July 2023, at the age of 81.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Dom Geraldo". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "EREZIONE DELLA PROVINCIA ECCLESIASTICA DI VITÓRIA DA CONQUISTA (BRASILE) E NOMINA DEL PRIMO ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA". vatican.va (in Italian). 16 January 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "NOMINA DELL'ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA DI MARIANA (BRASILE)". vatican.va (in Italian). 11 April 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Brasilien: Neuer Präsident der Bischofskonferenz". www.archivioradiovaticana.va.
^ "Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Mariana (Brasile) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo". vatican.va (in Italian). 25 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Faleceu na diocese de Xingu-Altamira (PA), o arcebispo emérito de Mariana (MG), dom Geraldo Lyrio Rocha" (in Portuguese). Brasilianische Bischofskonferenz. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida	Archbishop of Mariana 2007–2018	Succeeded by Airton José dos Santos
Preceded by Celso José Pinto da Silva	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista 2002–2007	Succeeded by Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu
Preceded by First	Bishop of Colatina 1990–2002	Succeeded by Décio Sossai Zandonade
Preceded by Paulo Lopes de Faria	Titular Bishop of Thelepte 1984–1990	Succeeded by Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran
Preceded by —	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória 1984–1990	Succeeded by —

[bio-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Dom Geraldo". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[2] "EREZIONE DELLA PROVINCIA ECCLESIASTICA DI VITÓRIA DA CONQUISTA (BRASILE) E NOMINA DEL PRIMO ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA". vatican.va (in Italian). 16 January 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[3] "NOMINA DELL'ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA DI MARIANA (BRASILE)". vatican.va (in Italian). 11 April 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[4] "Brasilien: Neuer Präsident der Bischofskonferenz". www.archivioradiovaticana.va.

[5] "Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Mariana (Brasile) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo". vatican.va (in Italian). 25 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[6] "Faleceu na diocese de Xingu-Altamira (PA), o arcebispo emérito de Mariana (MG), dom Geraldo Lyrio Rocha" (in Portuguese). Brasilianische Bischofskonferenz. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

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