Daniel Kozelinski Netto (born 18 February 1952) is the

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'' of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Santa Maria del Patrocinio in Buenos Aires since his appointment by

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on 22 June 2011. He had previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of São João Batista in Ukraine in Curitiba. Kozelinski Netto was born in Colônia do Paraíso,a district of the city of Bom Sucesso, in

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, Brazil in 1952. He attended philosophy studies at the Studium OSBM Curitiba and theology at the Studium Theologicum Claretianum the same city. He holds a bachelor's degree in Youth Ministry and Catechetics at the

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in Rome. He was ordained priest 10 February 1980. He carried out his pastoral ministry in various activities and tasks: coadjutor in the parish of the eparchial cathedral, and pastor of the parish, "St. Joseph" in the seminary and Trainer Dorizon eparchial less, and pastor of the parish "Sacred Heart of Jesus" and Rector of the Minor Seminary; Rector of the Seminary "St. Josaphat," and pastor of the cathedral eparchial, and pastor of the parish, "St. Joseph" in Cantagalo, a student in Rome at the Pontifical Salesian University, in pastoral service in the city of Mallet, PR. On 20 June 2007 he was appointed

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of ''Eminenziana'' by Pope Benedict XVI and Auxiliary of the Eparchy of São João Batista of the Ukrainians in Curitiba (

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). He received his episcopal consecration on 16 September of same year. At present, plays the role of the Eparchy Syncellus and deals with the region's pastoral União da Vitoria, a city where she lives. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator ''

'' of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Santa Maria del Patrocinio in Buenos Aires on 22 June 2011 replacing

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who was elected Major Archbishop following the retirement of Cardinal Husar. On January 12, 2013 he also was appointed by the Holy See as Apostolic Visitor in

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and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kozelinski Netto, Daniel 1952 births Living people Salesian Pontifical University alumni Brazilian Eastern Catholic bishops Argentine bishops Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Members of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church People from Paraná (state) Eastern Catholic bishops in South America