Antônio de Castro Mayer

Antônio de Castro Mayer ( born June 20, 1904 in Campinas, † April 26, 1991 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Catholic bishop.

Life

Antônio de Castro Mayer was selected as one of twelve children of Johann Mayer, a Bavarian -mason, and his wife Francisca de Castro, a Brazilian farmer, was born.

After his visit to the small seminary and large seminar Mayer studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University. After his ordination by Basilio Pompilj on 30 October 1927, he taught philosophy, history of philosophy and theology at the Dogmatic seminar in São Paulo. After admission to the cathedral chapter Mayer in 1942 Vicar General in São Paulo and in 1945 curate and Prelate of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.

On March 6, 1948 Mayer was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campos and Titular Bishop of Priene by Pope Pius XII. appointed. He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 23 by Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo, as co-consecrators acted Bishop Ernesto de Paula and Bishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud SVD. Mayer followed Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque as Bishop of Campos on January 3, 1949.

Mayer was a participant at the Second Vatican Council, he was there as a member of the Coetus Internationalis Patrum. Consistent with its conservative stance he fought against liberation theology in Brazil.

He assisted as a retired bishop on 30 June 1988 the suspended Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in the made ​​without approval of Rome consecration of four priests as bishops: Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta. He was then excommunicated by the Holy See on 1 July 1988.

The priestly community to Bishop de Castro Mayer denied the occurrence of excommunication with reference to an existing, in their view " church emergency", which is why Bishop de Castro Mayer until his death continue sacraments, especially confirmations and ordinations donated.