Geraldo de Proença Sigaud
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The Most Reverend Geraldo de Proença Sigaud S.V.D. |
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| Archbishop of Diamantina | |
| See | Diamantina |
| Installed | December 20, 1960 |
| Term ended | September 10, 1980 |
| Predecessor | Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista |
| Successor | Geraldo Majela Reis |
| Other posts | Bishop of Jacarezinho (1947-1960) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 12, 1932 |
| Consecration | May 1, 1947 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 September 1909 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais |
| Died | 5 September 1999 (aged 89) Diamantina, Minas Gerais |
Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (September 26, 1909 – September 5, 1999) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Jacarezinho from 1947 to 1960, and as Archbishop of Diamantina from 1960 to 1980.
He was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and ordained a priest of the Society of the Divine Word on March 12, 1932. Following his ordination, he became a professor at the major seminary of São Paulo, alongside Antônio de Castro Mayer. When he gave his support to a book written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira claiming Communist infiltration in the Brazilian Catholic Action, he was sanctioned and sent to Spain in March 1946. However, he found favor with the Apostolic Nuncio Benedetto Aloisi Masella, who ensured his return to Brazil shortly afterwards.
On October 29, 1946, Sigaud was appointed the third Bishop of Jacarezinho by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1947 from Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo, with Bishops José Maurício da Rocha and Manoel da Silveira d'Elboux serving as co-consecrators. He was later named the fourth Archbishop of Diamantina on December 20, 1960.
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