Background
SOARES, Idilio José was born on October 26, 1887 in Limeira, Brazil.
SOARES, Idilio José was born on October 26, 1887 in Limeira, Brazil.
Educated Ginásio Diocesano. Pouso Alegre, 1905-1909. Seminário Arquidiocesano, Sao Paulo, 1909-1911.
Pius Latin American College, and Gregorian University, Rome, 1911-1915 (Doctor of Theology).
Director, Ginásio Santa Maria, Campinas, 1915-1921. Vicar in Pirassununga, 1924, Campinas, 1924-1932. Vicar general, diocese of Campinas, 1932.
Bishop of Santos since 1943.