Alberto Taveira Corrêa
Alberto Taveira Corrêa (May 26, 1950) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Brasília from 1991 till 1996, when he became archbishop of Palmas. In 2009 he became archbishop of Belém do Pará.
Life
Born in Nova Lima, Taveira Corrêa was ordained to the priesthood on August 15, 1973, serving in Belo Horizonte.
On April 24, 1991, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Brasília and titular bishop of Sinnipsa. Taveira Corrêa received his episcopal consecration on the following July 6 from João Resende Costa, archbishop emeritus of Belo Horizonte, with the archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, and the archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Arnaldo Ribeiro, serving as co-consecrators.
On March 27, 1996, he was appointed archbishop of Palmas. He would serve in this position for 13 years, before being appointed archbishop of Belém do Pará on December 30, 2009. He was installed on March 25, 2010.
Principal consecrator
He was principal consecrator of the following bishops:
- Philip E. R. Dickmans (2008)
- Romualdo Matias Kujawski (2008)
- Teodoro Mendes Tavares (2011)
- Irineu Roman (2014)
He was principal co-consecrator of the following bishops:
- Geraldo Vieira Gusmão (1998)
- Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (2001)
- José Moreira da Silva (2009)
- Giovane Pereira de Melo (2009)
- Vital Corbellini (2012)
- José Maria Chaves dos Reis (2013)
- Marcos Antônio Tavoni (2014)