Pedro Ercílio Simon

{{Short description|Brazilian priest (1941–2020)}}

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Pedro Ercílio Simon (9 September 1941 – 1 June 2020) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop.

He was born in Brazil, and ordained to his denomination’s priesthood in 1965.

He served in succession as

• (1990 to 1995) coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Cruz Alta,
• (1995 to 1998) bishop of the Diocese of Uruguaiana,
• and (1998 to 2012, likewise in succession), coadjutor bishop, diocesan bishop, and archbishop, within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo.[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/pass2.htm Archdiocese of Passo Fundo]

Simon died from COVID-19 on 1 June 2020 in Passo Fundo, Brazil.{{cite web | url=https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/covid-19-a-heavy-toll-for-the-catholic-church-in-brazil/12791 | title=COVID-19: A heavy toll for the Catholic Church in Brazil | date=22 July 2020 }}