Brazilian Catholic bishop Luis Gonzaga Bergonzini. Was Bishop of Garulhos, Brazil from 1992 until retirement in November 2011. He was very active in the Pro-Life movement. According to "Human Life International", His Excellency Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini, Diocesan Bishop of Guarulhos in the State of São Paulo won the von Galen Award for his pro-life work.
Bergonzini was ordained priest in 1959, and consecrated Bishop of Guarulhos in 1992.
He was a Professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of São João da Boa Vista, director of the Stella Maris Hospital, vice-president of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Guarulhos and is a professional journalist, acting as director of the "A Cidade de São João" newspaper as well as the diocesan newspaper.
Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini was chosen by the Época magazine as one of the most influential people in Brazil in 2010. (Image source: Human Life International)
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