Jorge Scarso Cleric
Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (born August 13, 1916) is an Italian born Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who is currently one of the oldest Catholic bishops and one of the oldest Brazilian bishops.Scarso was born in Modica, Italy, in the summer of 1916. He was ordained priest on June 28, 1942 with the Capuchin Order and appointed the Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Patos de Minas as well as Titular bishop of Gemellae in Numidia on November 29, 1967. He was ordained bishop March 25, 1968 and would later be appointed bishop of the Diocese of Patos de Minas, where he remained until his retirement on January 8, 1992.
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| Birth date | August 13, 1916 |
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