Appointment of vicar apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
Appointment of vicar apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
Appointment of vicar apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I., until now vicar apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, as vicar apostolic of the apostolic vicariate of Napo, Ecuador.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I., was born on 16 June 1956 in Garibaldi, in the diocese of Caxias do Sul. He carried out his studies in philosophy and theology in Londrina, Brazil.
He gave his perpetual vows on 9 January 1982, and was ordained a priest on 18 December 1982.
He has held the following offices: director of the religious community of Ana Rech and rector of the minor seminary of the Josephites, Caxias do Sul (1982-1987), master of Josephite Philosophers, Caxias do Sul (1988-1989), master of Josephite Theologians, Porto Alegre (1990-1994), vicar (1992-1994) and provincial superior (1994-2000) of the Josephite Fathers in Brazil, counsellor general of the Congregation and head of the Josephite Missions, Rome (2000-2006), vicar general of the Congregation, Rome (2006-2010), vicar apostolic of Napo (2010-2013), and since 2013, vicar apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos.
Appointment of vicar apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Moacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C., until now superior of the order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in the province of Curitiba, as vicar apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Moacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C., was born on 30 September 1965 in Salto do Lontra, PR, in Brazil. He carried out his studies in philosophy at the Universidade São Franciscodi São Paulo and in theology at the Nossa Senhora da Assuncão University, where he was awarded a licentiate in missiology.
He gave his perpetual vows on 2 February 1990 and was ordained a priest on 16 November 1991.
He has held the following offices: formator and provincial vicar in São Paulo (1990-1996), missionary in Ecuador and parish vicar in Chunchi, province of Chimborazo and diocese of Riobamba (1996-2001), provincial superior in Curitiba, PR, Brazil, and parish vicar (2001-2007), formator in Ecuador and parish vicar in Quito (2007-2016), assessor of the Ecuadorian Conference of Religious (2007-2016), formator of candidates of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2007-2016), archdiocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (2010-2015), executive secretary of the Centro Misionero Nacional of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference (2015-2018), and parish priest of the Good Shepherd in Turubamba in Quito (2016-2022). Since 2022 he has served as provincial superior in Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
