Antônio de Castro Mayer
Male, Deceased Person
1904 – 1991
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Who was Antônio de Castro Mayer?
Antônio de Castro Mayer, STL was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A Traditionalist Catholic and ally of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, he was Bishop of Campos from 1949 until his resignation in 1981.
In 1988, he was excommunicated by the Holy See for participating in the illicit consecration four bishops of the Society of St. Pius X. In 2009, the Holy See lifted the excommunication on the four surviving bishops.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1904
Campinas - Also known as
- Antonio de Castro Mayer
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Education
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Died
- Apr 25, 1991
Rio de Janeiro
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on July 23, 2013
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