Altamiro Rossato
Altamiro Rossato (23 June 1925 – 13 May 2014) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. He was Archbishop of Porto Alegre from 1991 till 2001.[1]
Biography
[edit]Rossato was born in Campininha in the municipality of Tuparendi in Rio Grande do Sul.[2] and ordained as a priest in 1951 in São Paulo[3]
Rossato continued his studies in Rome, Italy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum completing a Doctorate in Philosophy in 1953 and Doctorate in Theology in 1955.[4]
He was ordained bishop in the city of Marabá, Para in 1985.[5] He became of archbishop of Porto Alegre in 1989 and served in this role till 2001.
Death
[edit]He died in hospital in St. Francis hospital in Porto Alegre at the age of 88 from multiple organ failure.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Altamiro Rossato
- ^ "5/13/2014 8:49 a.m. - Updated 5/13/2014 9:12 a.m. Sun Altamiro Rossato dies in Porto Alegre at 88".
- ^ "Dies In Capital - Archbishop Altamiro Rossato".
- ^ http://www.jornalfolhacidade.com.br/noticia/morre-dom-altamiro-rossato-ex-arcebispo-de-poa-que-e-natural-de-campininha-tuparendi/159 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 14 June 2014
- ^ "Sun Altamiro Rossato Dies in Portoa Alegre Aged 88".
- ^ "Dies In Capital - Archbishop Altamiro Rossato".