José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques

Styles of
**José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques**
Styles of; José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Fortaleza
Metropolis	Fortaleza
Appointed	13 January 1999
Term ended	11 October 2023
Predecessor	Cláudio Hummes
Successor	Gregório Leozírio Ben Lâmed da Paixão Neto
Previous posts	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1991-99); Titular Bishop of Lisinia (1991-99);
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1974; by Constantino Amstalden
Consecration	20 September 1999; by Lucas Moreira Neves
Personal details
Born	13 May 1948 (age 77); Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
Motto	Fiat voluntas tua
Coat of arms

José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (born 13 May 1948) is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1999 to 2023.

Biography

Born on 13 May 1948, the first of six brothers, he was ordained a priest in 1974.

He served as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia from 1991 to 1999.^[1]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 11 October 2023.^[2]

^ "Dom José Antonio Aparecido Tosi Marques". Archdiocese of Fortaleza (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
^ "Resignations and Assignments, 11.10.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.