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Newton Holanda Gurgel

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Newton Holanda Gurgel
Bishop of the Diocese of Crato Emeritus
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato
In office 1993 – 2001
Predecessor Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos
Successor Fernando Panico, M.S.C
Orders
Ordination December 17, 1949
Personal details
Born November 1, 1923
Acopiara, Brazil
Died April 6, 2017 (aged 93)
Crato, Ceará, Brazil

Newton Holanda Gurgel (November 1, 1923 – April 6, 2017) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church.

Gurgel was born in Acopiara, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 17, 1949. Gurgel was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Crato on April 10, 1979, as well as titular bishop of Gummi in Byzacena and was consecrated on May 27, 1979. Gurgel was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Crato on November 24, 1993, where he served until his retirement on May 2, 2001. Gurgel died in Crato, Ceará on April 6, 2017, as a result from multiple organ failure and respiratory failure.[1][2]

References

  1. Back to citation Costa, André (April 6, 2017). "Morre, aos 93 anos, dom Newton Holanda Gurgel, quarto bispo da diocese de Crato". Diario do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. Back to citation "Morre, aos 93 anos, dom Newton Holanda Gurgel, quarto bispo da diocese de Crato". Diocese de Crato (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-08.