Jump to content

João Evangelista Martins Terra

From Catholicism Wiki
The Most Reverend
João Evangelista Martins Terra
Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília
Diocese Brasília
Appointed 15 June 1994
Term ended 16 June 2004
Other post Titular Bishop of Bagis (1988–2022)
Previous post Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda and Recife (1988–1994)
Orders
Ordination 22 December 1956
Consecration 20 November 1988
by Carlo Furno
Personal details
Born 7 March 1925
Jardinópolis, São Paulo, Brazil
Died 11 March 2022 (aged 97)
Brasília, Brazil
Motto CUM CHRISTO ET IN ECCLESIA

Joăo Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. (7 March 1925 – 11 March 2022) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.

Born in Brazil, Martins Terra was ordained to the priesthood in 1956 for the Society of Jesus. He was appointed titular bishop of Bagis and then served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife, Brazil, from 1988 to 1994 and as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasilia, Brazil, from 1994 until his retirement in 2004.[1] Martins Terra died on 11 March 2022, four days after his 97th birthday.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation Joao Evangelista Martins Terra
  2. Back to citation "Morre Dom João Evangelista Martins Terra, aos 97 anos" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.