Bishop Cleocir Bonetti

Msgr. Cleocir Bonetti was born on 6 August 1972 in São Valentim, diocese of Erexim, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. He studied philosophy at the Major Seminary of Viamão-RS and theology at the Instituto de Teologia e Pastoral in Passo Fundo-RS. He obtained a licentiate in Church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (2005-2008). On 6 February 1999 he was ordained a priest and incardinated in the diocese of Erexim, where he held the following positions: assistant of the Nossa Senhora de Fátima Minor Seminary (1999-2001); parish vicar of São Cristóvão in Erexim-RS (2002-2005); rector of the major seminary (2009-2014); parish priest of Nossa Senhora do Rosário in Barão do Cotegipe-RS (2015-2016) and of São Tiago in Aratiba-RS (2016-2017). So far he has been vicar general, professor of Church history at the Instituto de Teologia e Pastoral in Passo Fundo-RS, representative of the clergy of Erexim and coordinator of the Commission of Presbyters of the Sul 3 Regional of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.