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Waldir Lopes de Castro
Brazilian diocesan priest of Sobral, parish priest of São Manuel in Marco, Ceará
Servant of GodFull write-upBrazil
Born
1931
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Died
22 December 2001
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Monsignor Waldir was parish priest of São Manuel from 1964 until his death, known for pastoral closeness and for founding the Centro Educacional São Manuel.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Diocese of Sobral received the nihil obstat in early 2020 and solemnly opened the diocesan phase on 15 December 2020; it closed in Marco on 12 December 2025.
The cause
Waldir Lopes de Castro is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Waldir Lopes de Castro.
Sources
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