Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil

Motto: Queremos Ver Jesus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
19 May 1944		Born
1965²	20.6	Solemn Vows	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
24 Jan 1971	26.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
25 May 2005	61.0	Appointed	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
2 Jul 2005	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
31 Jul 2005	61.1	Installed	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
7 Oct 2020	76.3	Retired	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
1 Oct 2026	82.3	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Antônio Roberto Cavuto
Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto O.F.M. Cap.
(born 19 May 1944, died 1 Oct 2026)
Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca

Ad Limina - September 2009: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Espírito Santo do Pinhal, Diocese of Ribeirão Preto
Ordained Priest Espírito Santo do Pinhal, Diocese of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo
Ordained Bishop Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Pompéia, Church, Belo Horizonte, Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Death Place Nova Lima, Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

a priest for 55.6 years
a bishop for 21.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Serafim Cardinal Fernandes de Araújo †
Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque
Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara
Bishop José Alberto Moura, C.S.S.
Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Serafim Cardinal Fernandes de Araújo † (1959)
Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort
Archbishop José Newton de Almeida Baptista † (1944)
Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
Archbishop Jaime de Barros Câmara † (1936)
Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Archbishop Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira † (1914)
Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Basilio Cardinal Pompilj † (1913)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
Antonio Cardinal Agliardi † (1884)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giovanni Cardinal Simeoni † (1875)
Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
Alessandro Cardinal Franchi † (1856)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Pope Pius IX (1827)
(Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti †)
Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Cardinal Castiglioni † (1800)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Doria Pamphilj † (1773)
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
Buenaventura Cardinal Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda † (1761)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Archbishop Manuel Quintano Bonifaz † (1749)
Titular Archbishop of Pharsalus
Archbishop Enrico Enríquez † (1743)
Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q612030

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 180, Number 14,910
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 242, Deceased Cardinals (back)
r: Bollettino, 7 Oct 2020
d: CB, 1 Oct 2026

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