Roberto Garrido Padin
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Roberto Garrido Padin is a bishop
of the Independent Catholic Church, based at the church of Santa Barbara in Salvador de Bahia, Northern Brazil
.
Roberto Garrido Padin was born into a Spanish
family. He was ordained priest
in 1972 by Bishop Luigi Mascolo
of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
, and served as a parish priest and as secretary to the bishop. He was consecrated bishop by Manoel Ceia Laranjeira
on 2 May 1989 at Salvador de Bahia. Bishop
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira
had been consecrated bishop in 1951 by Roman Catholic bishop Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
. Bishop Roberto Garrido Padin currently serves as bishop of the Diocese
of Salvador de Bahia of the Independent Catholic Apostolic Church of Brazil.
Garrido Padin reached the attention of the world media in 2002 as having been the Principal Consecrator, in 1998, of the Argentine
bishop Rómulo Antonio Braschi
of the Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of “Jesus the King”
, who controversially attempted to "ordain" the group of women known as the Danube Seven
into the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Independent Catholic Church, based at the church of Santa Barbara in Salvador de Bahia, Northern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Roberto Garrido Padin was born into a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
family. He was ordained priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in 1972 by Bishop Luigi Mascolo
Luigi Mascolo
Luigi Mascolo was an Italian priest who controversially defected to the Brazilian schismatic church the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church, founded by Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa in 1945....
of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
The Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church is an independent Catholic church established in 1945 by Brazilian bishop Dom Carlos Duarte Costa, a former Roman Catholic Bishop of Botucatu.The ICAB has 58 dioceses and claims five million members in 17 countries...
, and served as a parish priest and as secretary to the bishop. He was consecrated bishop by Manoel Ceia Laranjeira
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira was a rebel Brazilian Bishop of the Independent Catholicism movement.-Biography:Born in Brazil in 1903, he was still active as a Bishop until the early 1990s....
on 2 May 1989 at Salvador de Bahia. Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira
Manoel Ceia Laranjeira was a rebel Brazilian Bishop of the Independent Catholicism movement.-Biography:Born in Brazil in 1903, he was still active as a Bishop until the early 1990s....
had been consecrated bishop in 1951 by Roman Catholic bishop Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz was a Brazilian priest and bishop whose career took him through membership of several Christian denominations from the Presbyterian Church through to the Roman Catholic Church....
. Bishop Roberto Garrido Padin currently serves as bishop of the Diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Salvador de Bahia of the Independent Catholic Apostolic Church of Brazil.
Garrido Padin reached the attention of the world media in 2002 as having been the Principal Consecrator, in 1998, of the Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
bishop Rómulo Antonio Braschi
Rómulo Antonio Braschi
Rómulo Antonio Braschi is an Argentine Independent Catholic bishop, not in communion with the Vatican.Born in Buenos Aires, and ordained a Roman Catholic priest in August 1966, he was associated with members of the worker-priest movement in Argentina and the Movimiento de Sacerdotes para el Tercer...
of the Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of “Jesus the King”
Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of “Jesus the King”
The Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of "Jesus the King" is an independent international religious association of Catholic origin and character, with headquarters and legal recognition in Munich, Germany.It has been described as a derivative movement of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church...
, who controversially attempted to "ordain" the group of women known as the Danube Seven
Danube Seven
The Danube Seven are a group of seven women from Germany, Austria and the United States who were ordained on a ship on the Danube on 29 June 2002 by Rómulo Antonio Braschi, an Independent Catholic bishop whose own episcopal ordination was considered 'valid but...
into the Roman Catholic priesthood.
External links
- http://igrejacatolicaapostolicaindependente.blogspot.com/
- http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=22839
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bferraz.html