What is João Evangelista Martins Terra?
'''Joăo Evangelista Martins Terra [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]''' (7 March 1925 – 11 March 2022) was a Brazilian [[Roman Catholic]] bishop. He was born in [[Jardinópolis, São Paulo|Jardinópolis]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]. He became a priest in 1956 for the [[Society of Jesus]]. He was appointed [[titular bishop]] of ''Bagis'' and then was the [[auxiliary bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife]], Brazil, from 1988 to 1994 and as the auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasilia]], Brazil, from 1994 until his retirement in 2004.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmarter.html Joao Evangelista Martins Terra]</ref> Martins Terra died on 11 March 2022, four days after his 97th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |title=Morre Dom João Evangelista Martins Terra, aos 97 anos |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/cidades-df/2022/03/4992300-morre-dom-joao-evangelista-martins-terra-aos-97-anos.html |access-date=12 March 2022 |publisher=Correio Braziliense |date=11 March 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins Terra, Joao Evangelista}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:Jesuits]] [[Category:People from São Paulo (state)]] {{bio-stub}}