Vilson Dias de Oliveira D.C. (born 26 November 1958) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Limeira from 2007 to 2019.
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Vilson Dias de Oliveira was born in Guaíra in the state of São Paulo. He took vows as a member of the Christian Doctrine Fathers on 2 February 1978. After completing his studies he was ordained a priest on 22 April 1984.[1]
He was named Bishop of Limeira on 13 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.[1] He received his episcopal consecration from Raymundo Damasceno Assis, Archbishop of Aparecida, on 1 September and was installed on 15 September.
On 17 May 2019, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as bishop and appointed an apostolic administrator to lead the diocese[2][3] following the launch of a civil investigation on charges of extortion relating to the coverup of several instances of sexual abuse on the part of a priest in the diocese.[4] Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil, had arranged for a canonical investigation by Bishop João Inácio Müller of Lorena in February.[5] In April Dias admitted to having stolen from Church funds for his personal use.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2007" [Resignations and Appointments, 13.06.2007] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 17.05.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Papa Francisco aceita a renúncia de Dom Vilson, bispo de Limeira". Vatican News (in Portuguese). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Justiça prorroga investigação da Polícia Civil contra bispo e padre no interior de SP". Globo (in Portuguese). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Caso do Bispo Dom Vilson, responsável por igrejas de Cosmópolis, segue sob investigação". Cosmopolense (in Portuguese). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Pope accepts resignation of Brazilian bishop Dias de Oliveira". Al Jazeera. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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