Cándido Lorenzo González, Mercedarian bishop from Laroá in Brazil
Cándido Lorenzo González (Laroá, Xinzo de Limia, 1925 – Brazil, 2019) was a Mercedarian friar and bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, in Piauí (Brazil), until his retirement in 2002; in 1995 he was named favourite son of Laroá.
- Born
- Laroá (Xinzo de Limia), 1925
- Died
- Brazil, 2019
- Order
- Mercedarians
- Diocese
- São Raimundo Nonato (Piauí, Brazil)
Cándido Lorenzo González was born in Laroá, in Xinzo de Limia, on 23 September 1925 and died in Brazil on 17 December 2019. He was a Catholic bishop and a friar of the Order of Mercy [1].
Life
He studied primary school in Xinzo and secondary school in Sarria, and did theology at Poio monastery, where he joined the Order of Mercy and was ordained a priest in 1954. In 1960 he moved to Brazil as a priest; in 1969 he was appointed prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, in Piauí, and on 3 October 1981 he became titular bishop of that prelature, by then turned into a diocese, a post he held until his retirement in 2002 [1].
Recognition
In 1995 he was named favourite son of Laroá. His life features in Gallegos misioneros en el mundo (Xunta de Galicia, 1996), by Federico Pomar de la Iglesia [1]. He is one of the many people of A Limia who were missionaries outside Galicia; see also Juan Campos Rodríguez and The emigration of the Limia people.
Frequently asked questions
Where was Cándido Lorenzo a bishop? In São Raimundo Nonato, in Piauí (Brazil) [1].
What recognition did he receive in Laroá? That of favourite son, in 1995 [1].
Links
- Parish: Laroá
- Concello: Xinzo de Limia
- Notable people of A Limia
- Famous people and sportspeople of A Limia
- Authors and artists of A Limia
- Xosé Rodríguez Carballo
- Juan Campos Rodríguez
Sources
- «Cándido Lorenzo», Galipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1ndido_Lorenzo
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