Angelo Maria Rivato (December 3, 1924 – August 20, 2011) was the first

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bishop of the Diocese of Ponta de Pedras,

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. Born in

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, Rivato was ordained to the priesthood for the

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. In 1967 he was ordained bishop and was appointed the first bishop of the Ponta de Pedras Diocese.Angelo Maria Rivato
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