José Geraldo da Cruz
José Geraldo da Cruz A.A. (8 August 1941 – 4 April 2022) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop who led the Diocese of Juazeiro, Brazil, from 2003 to 2016. He was born in Muriaé, Minas Gerais, and was ordained a priest on 1 May 1969. He was appointed bishop of Juazeiro on 4 June 2003 and consecrated on 16 August 2003. He served as bishop until his retirement on 7 September 2016, succeeding José Rodrigues de Souza and followed by Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira. He died on 4 April 2022 in Muriaé, at age 80. His motto was "ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM."
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