Elias James Manning

Elias James Manning, OFM Conv. (14 April 1938 – 13 October 2019) was an American-born Brazilian Catholic bishop. He served as Bishop of Valença from 1990 to 2014.^[1] He was also a member of the Conventual Franciscans.

Biography

Manning was born in Troy, New York, and had a brother and a sister. He attended La Salle Institute. After graduating in 1959, instead of attending college he decided to attend St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary in Rensselaer.^[2]

During his time in seminary he served on a mission trip to Puerto Rico, which inspired him to become a missionary and join the Conventual Franciscans. After graduating from seminary and being ordained in 1965 Manning traveled to Brazil, where he would spend his life as a Franciscan priest and missionary.^[2]

In 1990 he was appointed Bishop of Valença.^[2] Manning died on 13 October 2019 at the age of 81.^[3]

Notes

^ Diocese of Valença
^ ^a ^b ^c Benson, Emily (October 17, 2019). "The Right Mann: World Mission Sunday". The Evangelist. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ "Nota de Falecimento: Dom Frei Elias James Manning, OFM Conv" (in Portuguese). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

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[1] Diocese of Valença

[:0-2] Benson, Emily (October 17, 2019). "The Right Mann: World Mission Sunday". The Evangelist. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[3] "Nota de Falecimento: Dom Frei Elias James Manning, OFM Conv" (in Portuguese). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

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