Jorge Scarso

Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap.
Bishop of The Diocese of Patos de Minas (emeritus)
Church Roman Catholic Church
See The Diocese of Patos de minas
In office 1967 - 1992
Predecessor José André Coimbra
Successor João Bosco Oliver de Faria
Orders
Ordination June 28, 1942
Personal details
Born August 13, 1916
Modica, Italy
Died October 28, 2015(2015-10-28) (aged 99)
Modica, Italy
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Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (August 13, 1916 – October 28, 2015) was an Italian-born Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Scarso was born in Modica, Italy, in the summer of 1916. He was ordained priest on June 28, 1942 for the Capuchin Order and appointed the Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Patos de Minas as well as Titular bishop of Gemellae in Numidia on November 29, 1967. He was consecrated on March 25, 1968 and was later appointed bishop of the Diocese of Patos de Minas, where he remained until his retirement on January 8, 1992.


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