Bishop Dulcênio Fontes de Matos was named Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Paraíba in March 2017.
Bishop Fontes de Matos had been serving as Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas.
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11 October 2017
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