Manuel Edmilson da Cruz
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MetropolisFortaleza
DioceseLimoeiro do Norte
Appointed22 May 1992
(as Apostolic Administrator)
18 May 1994
(as Diocesan Bishop)
(as Apostolic Administrator)
18 May 1994
(as Diocesan Bishop)
Term ended6 May 1998
His Excellency Manuel Edmilson da Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte | |
 Manuel Edmilson da Cruz in 2023 | |
| Metropolis | Fortaleza |
| Diocese | Limoeiro do Norte |
| Appointed | 22 May 1992 (as Apostolic Administrator) 18 May 1994 (as Diocesan Bishop) |
| Term ended | 6 May 1998 |
| Predecessor | Pompeu Bezerra Bessa |
| Successor | José Haring |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Vicus Caesaris (1966–1994),Auxuliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (1966–1974),Auxuliary Bishop of Fortaleza (1974–1994) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 December 1948 by José Tupinambá da Frota |
| Consecration | 6 November 1966 by João José da Mota e Albuquerque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1924 Acaraú, Brazil |
| Motto | Verbum caro factum |
Manuel Edmilson da Cruz (born 3 October 1924) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Titular Bishop of Vicus Cæsaris (8 August 1966 — 18 May 1994), Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (8 August 1966 – 3 July 1974), Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Fortaleza (3 July 1974 – 18 May 1994), Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Limoeiro do Norte (22 May 1992 – 18 May 1994) and the Diocesan Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (18 May 1994 – 6 May 1998).