José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Fortaleza
Metropolis	Fortaleza
Appointed	13 January 1999
Term ended	11 October 2023
Predecessor	Cláudio Hummes
Successor	Gregório Leozírio Ben Lâmed da Paixão Neto
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1974 by Constantino Amstalden
Consecration	20 September 1999 by Lucas Moreira Neves
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-13) 13 May 1948 (age 75) Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1991-99) Titular Bishop of Lisinia (1991-99)
Motto	Fiat voluntas tua
Coat of arms

Styles of José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (born 13 May 1948) is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1999 to 2023.

Biography[edit]

Born on 13 May 1948, the first of six brothers, he was ordained a priest in 1974.

He served as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia from 1991 to 1999.^[1]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 11 October 2023.^[2]

References[edit]

Additional sources

• Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil. Membros da CNBB. Brasília, 1997. 337p.

External links[edit]

• Official website of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza (in Portuguese)