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Sérgio Aparecido Colombo
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'''Sérgio Aparecido Colombo''' (29 August 1954) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista|Bishop of Bragança Paulista]] since 2009. He was an auxiliary bishop in [[Roman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos|São Carlos]] from 2002 to 2003 and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí|Bishop of Paranavaí]] from 2004 to 2009.
==Biography==
Sérgio Aparecido Colombo was born on 29 August 1954 in [[Cajobi]], [[São Paulo (state) | State of São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]. He studied philosophy in São Paulo (1974-1976) and theology at the Theological Faculty Nossa Senhora da Assunção there (1977-1980). He was ordained a priest of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira|Diocese of Limeira]] on 6 August 1980.<ref name=bio/>
He was pastor of Bom Jesus parish (1980-1982) in the city of Leme, pastor of the parish of São Manoel (1982-1988) also in Leme, and parish priest of "Jesus Crucificado", in the city of Iracemápolis from 1988 to 2001. From 1994 to 1996 he was spiritual director of the students of the Seminary "São João Maria Vianney". He was also Episcopal Vicar of Limeira from 1983 to 1996. From 1986 to 1990 he was the diocesan pastoral coordinator and then became Vicar General of the diocese.<ref name=bio/>
On 10 October 2001, [[Pope John Paul II]] appointed him [[titular bishop]] of Pudentiana and auxiliary bishop in São Carlos.<ref name=bio>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 2002.<ref name=pr2003/>
On 3 December 2003, Pope John Paul named him Bishop of Paranavaí.<ref name=pr2003>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> His installation took place on 1 February 2004.
[[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed him Bishop of Bragança Paulista on 16 September 2009.<ref name=pr2009>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==References==
==External links==
* [https://ift.tt/30AdjLi Diocese of Bragança Paulista: Dom Sérgio Aparecido Colombo, 21 March 2017]
[[Category:Brazilian Roman Catholic bishops]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:People from São Paulo (state)]]
July 17, 2019 at 08:41AM
