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Othon Motta
Brazilian bishop of Campanha in Minas Gerais
Servant of GodFull write-upBrazil
Born
12 May 1913
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Died
4 January 1985
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was bishop of Campanha in Minas Gerais and died there in 1985 after years with Parkinson's disease.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat was given in 2015 and the diocesan inquiry opened on 5 November 2016.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.