After some years of pastoral practice in his Diocese , he flew as a Fidei donum priest in Brazil .
He was appointed to be the Bishop of Floresta by Pope John Paul II on March 3 , 1999 , and was consecrated on May 2 , 1999 .
After some years of pastoral practice in his Diocese , he flew as a Fidei donum priest in Brazil , and he was appointed to be the Bishop of Floresta by Pope John Paul II on March 3 , 1999 , and was consecrated on May 2 , 1999 .