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Augusto Petró

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Augusto Petró
Bishop of Diocese of Uruguaiana (emeritus)
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Uruguaiana
In office 1964–1995
Predecessor Luiz Felipe de Nadal
Successor Pedro Ercílio Simon
Previous post Bishop of Diocese of Vacaria
Orders
Ordination November 30, 1944
Personal details
Born May 3, 1918
Santo Antônio da Patrulha, RS, Brazil
Died October 28, 2008 (aged 90)
Ivoti, RS, Brazil

Augusto Petró (May 3, 1918 – October 28, 2008) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and was one of oldest bishops in the Catholic Church and one of oldest Brazilian bishops.

Petró was born in Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Rio Grande do Sul, and was ordained a priest on November 30, 1944. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Vacaria on May 16, 1958, and ordained a bishop on July 27, 1958. On March 12, 1964, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Uruguaiana and remained there until his retirement on July 5, 1995.

He died in a hospital in the Rio Grande do Sul town of Ivoti.

  • Bio at Catholic Hierarchy