Bishop of Dourados
Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R., is Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Henrique Aparecido De Lima, C.SS.R., was born on 28 July 1964 in Toledo, in the diocese of the same name, State of Paraná. He made religious profession on 29 January 1995 in the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, the Redemptorists, and was ordained a priest on 20 November 1999. He attended the philosophy course at FAI, Faculdades Associadas do Ipiranga, in São Paulo, and the theology course at ITESP, Instituto Teológico São Paulo. He also attended several courses in Redemptorist spirituality at CERESP, the Centro di Espiritualidade Redentorista, in Aparecida. During his priestly ministry he held the following positions: parochial vicar in Ponta Porã (1999-2001); parish priest of Imaculada Conceição Parish in Aquidauana, Diocese of Jardim (2002-2007); diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Jardim (2007-2008); vice provincial of the Redemptorists (2007-2014). On 21 October 2014 he was elected superior of the Redemptorist Province of Campo Grande.