Aloysio José Leal Penna

Aloysio José Leal Penna SJ ( born February 7, 1933 Piquete, † June 19, 2012 in Belo Horizonte ) was Archbishop of Botucatu.

Life

Aloysio José Leal Penna occurred on February 1, 1950, the Congregation of the Jesuits in Nova Friburgo on. After the Jesuit Education (1952 /54), he studied at Colégio Anchieta Máximo in Rio de Janeiro Philosophy (1955 /57) and completed a study for the teaching profession. At the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, he was prefect and taught Geography (1958 /60). From 1961 to 1963 he studied theology at the Colégio Máximo Cristo Rei in São Leopoldo. He received Hélder Câmara through December 21, 1963, the priesthood and put in French Paray- le -Monial the profession on August 15, 1966. At the Pontifical Gregorian University, graduating in 1969 in spiritual theology.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 21 May 1984 as Bishop of Paulo Afonso. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Avelar Brandão Vilela Cardinal, consecrated him on 22 July of the same year to the bishop; Co-consecrators were Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida SJ, Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, and Jackson Berenguer Prado, Bishop Emeritus of Paulo Afonso.

On October 30, 1987, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bauru. After the retirement Cândido Rubens Padíns OSB He was followed on September 4, 1990 after him as Bishop of Paulo Afonso. On 7 June 2000 he was appointed Archbishop of Botucatu. November 19, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI. be age-related resignation to.

He was a member of the Episcopal Commission of the Southern Regional Conference of the cnbb. He was responsible for the pastoral care of the child at the national level and the pastoral care of the elderly. In the Council of Latin American Bishops, he devoted himself to the ministry.