Armando Círio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Armando Círio

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1916

Place of Birth: Calamandrana, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Aug-2014

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Italy, Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Armando Círio, O.S.I.
(April 30, 1916 – August 11, 2014) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
At his death he was one of oldest bishops in the Catholic Church and the oldest Brazilian bishop. Círio born in Calamandrana, Italy in April 1916 and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1940, in the religious order of Oblates of St.
Joseph.
He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Toledo (Brazil) on May 14, 1960 and ordained bishop August 28, 1960.
On October 15, 1979 Cirio was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cascavel and remained there until his retirement on December 27, 1995.