João Resende Costa

[2] He was born in Borda da Mata, October 19, 1910.

His early career included positions in: On February 25, 1953, Pope Pius XII appointed him diocesan bishop of Ilhéus and he received his episcopal consecration on May 24, 1953, in São Paulo, from the hands of Cardinal Vasconcelos Motta and Archbishops Orlando Chaves, and Dom Antônio Campelo de Aragão.

On November 15, 1967, Pope Paul VI appointed him the second Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, a position he held until he resigned when he reach the age limit, on February 5, 1986.

During his time as Bishop he also held the following positions: He died in 2007.

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