Bishop of Goiás
Born on August 24, 1961, in Sobral, Ceará. Son of Raimundo Frota Ferreira (†2014) and Antônia Elias Ferreira (†2007). Philosophy: Our Lady of Fatima Seminary, Brasília – DF, 1985–1987. Licentiate degree in Philosophy from the State University of Ceará, 2000; Theology: Bachelor’s degree – Our Lady of Fatima Seminary, Brasília – DF, 1988–1991, recognized by the Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellín, 2017; Program for Updating in Pastoral Theology and "Evangelizers with Spirit," Cebitepal, Bogotá, 2017. Training and Updating Program in Pastoral Theology, Cebitepal, Bogotá, 2017; Canonical Licentiate in Pastoral Theology, completed at Cebitepal – Pontifical Bolivarian University, with the thesis: "The Evangelizing Mission at the Service of Human Life in its Fullness, in Light of Pope Francis's Message During His Apostolic Journeys to Latin American and Caribbean Countries." Most Holy Trinity Parish, Archdiocese of Brasília, February 1992 to September 1993; Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima Parish, Archdiocese of Brasília, September 1993 to January 2017; Our Lady of Nazareth Parish, Archdiocese of Brasília, February 2019 to August 2020; Professor of the Social Doctrine of the Church, Our Lady of Fatima Seminary, Archdiocese of Brasília, 2004–2005; Episcopal Vicar of the Northern Vicariate, Archdiocese of Brasília, 2007–2015. Canonical installation in the Diocese of Goiás on September 13, 2020.