Altamiro Rossato
{{Short description|Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop (1925–2014)}}
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Altamiro Rossato (23 June 1925 – 13 May 2014) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. He was Archbishop of Porto Alegre from 1991 till 2001.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org./bishop/brossato.html Altamiro Rossato]
Biography
Rossato was born in Campininha in the municipality of Tuparendi in Rio Grande do Sul.{{cite web|title=5/13/2014 8:49 a.m. - Updated 5/13/2014 9:12 a.m. Sun Altamiro Rossato dies in Porto Alegre at 88|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2014/05/dom-altamiro-rossato-morre-em-porto-alegre-aos-88-anos.html}} and ordained as a priest in 1951 in São Paulo{{cite web|title=Dies In Capital - Archbishop Altamiro Rossato|url=http://www.jornaldegramado.com.br/_conteudo/2014/05/noticias/regiao/43369-morre-na-capital-arcebispo-emerito-dom-altamiro-rossato.html}}
Rossato continued his studies in Rome, Italy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum completing a Doctorate in Philosophy in 1953 and Doctorate in Theology in 1955.http://www.jornalfolhacidade.com.br/noticia/morre-dom-altamiro-rossato-ex-arcebispo-de-poa-que-e-natural-de-campininha-tuparendi/159 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073517/http://www.jornalfolhacidade.com.br/noticia/morre-dom-altamiro-rossato-ex-arcebispo-de-poa-que-e-natural-de-campininha-tuparendi/159 |date=2016-03-04 }} Accessed 14 June 2014
He was ordained bishop in the city of Marabá, Para in 1985.{{cite web|title=Sun Altamiro Rossato Dies in Portoa Alegre Aged 88|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2014/05/dom-altamiro-rossato-morre-em-porto-alegre-aos-88-anos.html}} He became of archbishop of Porto Alegre in 1989 and served in this role till 2001.
Death
He died in hospital in St. Francis hospital in Porto Alegre at the age of 88 from multiple organ failure.{{cite web|title=Dies In Capital - Archbishop Altamiro Rossato|url=http://www.jornaldegramado.com.br/_conteudo/2014/05/noticias/regiao/43369-morre-na-capital-arcebispo-emerito-dom-altamiro-rossato.html}}
See also
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Category:20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Porto Alegre