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Joaquim Justino Carreira

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Joaquim Justino Carreira
Bishop of Guarulhos
Joaquim Justino Carreira in 2009
Joaquim Justino Carreira in 2009
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Guarulhos
In office 4 December 1991 – 23 November 2011
Predecessor Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini
Successor Edmilson Amador Caetano
Previous posts Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi (2005-2011)
Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (2005-2011)
Orders
Ordination 19 March 1977
by Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto
Consecration 21 May 2005
by Cláudio Hummes
Personal details
Born 29 January 1950
Santa Catarina da Serra, Leiria District, Portugal
Died 1 September 2013 (aged 63)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Joaquim Justino Carreira (29 January 1950 − 1 September 2013) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.

Born in Leiria, Portugal and ordained to the priesthood in 1977, Carreira was named bishop in 2005. In 2011, he was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos, Brazil. He died while still in office on 1 September 2013, aged 63, in São Paulo.[1]

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