José Afonso Ribeiro

José Afonso Ribeiro (October 28, 1929 – November 10, 2009) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Borba, Brazil.

Ordained to the priesthood on December 7, 1958, Ribeiro was named auxiliary bishop on January 29, 1974 and was ordained on May 5, 1974. On July 6, 1986, he was named bishop of Borba, retiring on May 3, 2006.[1]

Notes
  1. "Bishop José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.


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