Antônio Afonso de Miranda

The Right Reverend
Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.
Bishop of Diocese of Taubaté Emeritus
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Taubaté
In office 1981 - 1996
Predecessor José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I.
Successor Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.J.
Orders
Ordination November 1, 1945
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Born (1920-04-14) 14 April 1920
Cipotânea, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Antônio Afonso de Miranda (born April 14, 1920) is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Afonso de Miranda was born in Cipotânea, Brazil and ordained a priest on November 1, 1945 in the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lorena on November 3, 1971 and was consecrated on December 27, 1971. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Campanha on July 11, 1977. Afonso de Miranda's final appointment was to the Diocese of Taubaté on August 6, 1981, where he served until his retirement on May 22, 1996.[1]

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