Sérgio Eduardo Castriani C.S.Sp. (31 May 1954 – 3 March 2021) was a Brazilian

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 ...

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. Castriani was born in

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1978. He served as

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of the

Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Tefé The Territorial Prelature of Tefé () is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Tefé in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil. History * On 23 May 1910, the Apostolic Prefecture of Tefé was founded from the Di ...

, Brazil, from 1998 to 2000 and was

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of the territorial prefecture from 2000 to 2012. He then served as archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus The Archdiocese of Manaus () is an archdiocese located in the city of Manaus in Brazil. History * April 27, 1892: Established as the Diocese of Amazonas from the Diocese of Belém do Pará * February 16, 1952: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdi ...

, Brazil, from 2012 to 2019. Castriani died from

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complications on 3 March 2021.

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