Appointment of bishop of Limeira, Brazil
Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico
Appointment of bishop of Limeira, Brazil
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira as bishop of the diocese of Limeira, Brazil, transferring him from the see of Apucarana.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira was born on 17 October 1967 in Botucatu, in the archdiocese of the same name, in the State of São Paulo. After studying philosophy and theology at the Nossa Senhora da Assunção Pontifical Faculty in São Paulo-SP, he obtained a licentiate in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome and a doctorate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
He was ordained a priest on 4 October 1992 and incardinated into the diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, where he held the following posts: parish administrator of Nossa Senhora da Paz in Mogi das Cruzes-SP; rector of the preparatory seminary; coordinator of vocational ministry; and secretary of the Presbyteral Council.
In 1996, he was incardinated into the archdiocese of Botucatu, his home archdiocese, where he held the following posts: archdiocesan counsellor for Family Ministry; editor of the archdiocesan bulletin; archdiocesan coordinator of pastoral ministry; executive secretary for pastoral care of the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu; coordinator of the Second Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress; coordinator of the Presbyteral Council; member of the Formation Council; professor at the João Paulo II Faculty of the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu, based in Marília-SP; vicar general; parish priest and rector of the Nossa Senhora da Piedade Shrine in Lençóis Paulista-SP; and member of the Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors. On 4 October 2007, he was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness.
On 12 December 2018 he was appointed bishop of Apucarana, receiving episcopal ordination on 19 March 2019.
Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico
The Holy Father has appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico: the Reverend Ramón Duarte Miranda, of the clergy of Guadalajara, assigning him the titular see of Sereddeli, and the Reverend Héctor Michel Figueroa, of the clergy of Guadalajara, assigning him the titular see of Taparura.
Curriculum vitae of Msgr. Ramón Duarte Miranda
Msgr. Ramón Duarte Miranda was born on 6 January 1969 in Las Pilas, archdiocese of Guadalajara.
He received his priestly formation at the Seminary of Guadalajara and obtained a licentiate in psychology from the Universith of Valle de Atejamac.
He was ordained a priest on 30 May 1996 for the archdiocese of Guadalajara.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar, parish priest of various parishes, secretary of the Commission for the Ongoing Formation of the Clergy of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, executive secretary for Finance of the 48th National Eucharistic Congress, executive secretary of the Dimension Clergy of the Mexican Episcopal Conference, executive secretary for Intra-Ecclesial Solidarithy of the Episcopal Conference, and representative for spirituality in the Seminary of Guadalajara.
He is currently parish priest of the parish of San Joaquín, member of the Commission for the Ongoing Formation of the Clergy, and episcopal vicar.
Curriculum vitae of Msgr. Héctor Michel Figueroa
Msgr. Héctor Michel Figueroa was born on 19 February 1970 in Guadalajara.
He was ordained a priest on 18 May 1997, and incardinated into the archdiocese of Guadalajara.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar, prefect of discipline in the Seminary of Totaliche, Jalisco, parish priest of the parish of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Tonalá, dean of Tonalá, consultor of the admissions programme of diocesan Caritas in Guadalajara, and membet of the Presbyteral Council. He is currently parish priest of the parish of San Miguel Arcángel in Cocula, and episcopal vicar.
