Pedro Ercílio Simon (9 September 1941 – 1 June 2020) was a Brazilian

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archbishop. He was born in

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, and ordained to his denomination’s priesthood in 1965. He served in succession as * (1990 to 1995) coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Cruz Alta, * (1995 to 1998) bishop of the Diocese of Uruguaiana, * and (1998 to 2012, likewise in succession), coadjutor bishop, diocesan bishop, and archbishop, within the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo () is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil. History * March ...

. Simon died from COVID-19 on 1 June 2020 in

Passo Fundo Passo Fundo is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the tenth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants ...

, Brazil.

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