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He is a recipient of many awards and commendations. The city of
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newspaper "Novos Rumos", that reached beyond the state borders. In 1970, he was approached to help organize a parish community in the city of
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in 1960 by bishop Walter Curtis, then auxiliary bishop of Newark. the rite of ordination was celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Newark, on
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