Elias James Manning OFM Conv. (14 April 1938 – 13 October 2019) was an American-born Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença, Brazil, from 1990 to 2014.[1]

Personal life

Manning was born in Troy, New York, and had a brother and a sister. He attended La Salle Institute, after graduating in 1959 instead of attending college he decided to attend St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary in Rensselaer. During his time in seminary he served on a mission trip to Puerto Rico, which inspired him to become a missionary and join the Conventual Franciscans. After graduating from seminary and being ordained in 1965 Manning traveled to Brazil where he would spend his life as a Franciscan priest and missionary. In 1990 he was appointed bishop of the diocese of Valença.[2] Manning died on 13 October 2019 at the age of 81.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Diocese of Valença
  2. ↑ Benson, Emily (October 17, 2019). "The Right Mann: World Mission Sunday". The Evangelist. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nota de Falecimento: Dom Frei Elias James Manning, OFM Conv" (in Portuguese). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.


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