The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Humaitá, Brazil, presented by Bishop Meinrad Franz Josef Merkel, C.S.Sp.
The Pope has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Humaitá, Brazil, the Reverend Antônio Fontinele de Melo, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Porto Velho, until now parish priest of the Sagrado Coração de Jesus Cathedral, and archdiocese bursar.
Curriculum vitae