Vicente Costa

Vicente Costa (born 1 January 1947) is a Maltese Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Jundiaí in Brazil.

His Excellency

Vicente Costa
Bishop of Jundiaí
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseJundiaí
Appointed30 December 2009
Installed7 March 2010
PredecessorGil Antônio Moreira
Orders
Ordination17 December 1972
Consecration19 September 1998
by Murilo Ramos Krieger
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1947-01-01) January 1, 1947
Birkirkara Malta
NationalityMaltese
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Londrina (1998-2002)
Bishop of Umuarama (2002-2009)
MottoQuodcumque Dixerit Vobis Facite
Coat of arms

Costa was born in Birkirkara, Malta on January 1, 1947. He received his primary education in Birkirkara from 1954 to 1957 and the preceded to secondary schooling at the Minor Seminary of Floriana. In 1964 he started his studies at the University of Malta where he obtained a degree in philosophy. He left for Brazil where he started his studies for the priesthood. Costa studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome between 1969 and 1971. He was ordained priest on December 17, 1972.[1]

In 1973 Costa became rector of the Cathedral of Maringá and later was transferred to São Jorge do Ivaí as parish priest. He also served in other parishes throughout the country. In 1994 he resumed his post as Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of Maringáuntil 1997. In 1998 Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina. He was consecrated in September 1998 by the Archbishop of Maringá Murilo Ramos Krieger. He was given the titular see of Aquae Flaviae.

In 2002 Costa was appointed as Bishop of Umuarama. He was installed on December 13, 2002. Seven years later Pope Benedict XVI transferred him to the larger Diocese of Jundiaí. He was installed as the fifth bishop on March 7, 2010.[2]

References
  1. "Bishop Vicente Costa", Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
  2. Xuereb, Matthew. "Maltese bishop in Brazil to lead larger diocese", The Times of Malta, Malta, 05 January 2010. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
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