Bernardo Filipe Governo
| Bernardo Filipe Governo | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 20 January 1939 Mozambique |
| Died | 20 October 2013 (aged 74) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Ordination | 4 October 1969 |
| Consecration | 10 October 1969 |
Bernardo Filipe Governo, OFMCap (20 January 1939 − 20 October 2013) was a Mozambican Capuchin friar and bishop in the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
Bernardo Filipe Governo entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and was ordained a priest on 4 October 4 1969. Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Quelimane on May 31, 1976. The apostolic delegate in Mozambique, Francesco Colasuonno, consecrated Governo on 10 October of the same year; co-consecrators were Jaime Pedro Gonçalves, Coadjutor Bishop of Beira, and Alberto Setele, Bishop of Inhambane.
On March 10, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI granted his request for resignation for health reasons.[1]