Brazil: Capela Nova-born prelate succeeds Bishop Andreassa as Ituiutaba Diocese chief shepherd

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May 22, 2025

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Bishop Valter Magno de Carvalho

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The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M., from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Ituiutaba, Brazil, and appointed Bishop Valter Magno de Carvalho as his successor.

Bishop Carvalho, 52, a native of Capela Nova in the state of Minas Gerais, brings with him a rich pastoral and academic background. Until now, he served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and held the titular see of Giufi. His episcopal ministry has been marked by close engagement with clergy formation and seminary education.

Ordained a priest in 1997 for the Archdiocese of Mariana, Carvalho has served as seminary rector, diocesan administrator, parish priest, and theology professor. Within the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, he is a member of the Episcopal Commission for Ordained Ministers and Consecrated Life.

Bishop Irineu Andreassa, a Franciscan friar, had led the Diocese of Ituiutaba since 2016. His resignation, in accordance with canon law, was accepted by the Pope upon reaching the age limit or for reasons of health or discernment.

The Diocese of Ituiutaba, located in the ecclesiastical province of Uberaba, now looks to its new shepherd for continuity and renewed pastoral zeal.

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Daily Reading

Friday of the Twenty-first week in Ordinary Time

First Letter to the Corinthians 1,17-25.

For Christ did not send me to baptize but... to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.
The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the learning of the learned I will set aside."
Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
For since in the wisdom of God the world did not come to know God through wisdom, it was the will of God through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who have faith.
For Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Psalms 33(32),1-2.4-5.10ab.11.

Exult, you just, in the LORD;
Praise... from the upright is fitting.
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp;
With the ten stringed lyre chant his praises

For upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.

The LORD brings to nought the plans of nations;
He foils the designs of peoples.
But the plan of the LORD stands forever;
The design of his heart, through all generations.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 25,1-13.

Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The... kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.'
While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!'
But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.'
Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

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