Redovino Rizzardo (March 12, 1939 – November 6, 2016) was a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1967, Rizzardo served as coadjutor bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados The Diocese of Dourados () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Dourados, Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Campo Grande. H ...

, Brazil, in 2001 and then served as diocesan bishop from 2001 until 2015. He died on November 6, 2016, at the age of 77 from

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the neoplasm, uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of the prostate tissue is usually detected through Screening (medicine), screening tests, ...

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