José Benedito Simão (1 January 1951 – 27 November 2015) was a

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1981, Simão was named auxiliary bishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo The Archdiocese of São Paulo (; ) is a Latin Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archdiocese has been headed by Odilo Scherer since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 21 March 2007, an appointment that ...

, Brazil in 2001. In 2009, he was named bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis The Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis () is a diocese located in the city of Assis in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil. History * November 11, 1928: Established as Diocese of Assis from the Diocese of Botucatu Special churches ...

, Brazil and died while still in office.Jose Benedito Simao
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