Manuel Pestana Filho (April 27, 1928 – January 8, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis, Brazil.

Manuel Pestana Filho
Bishop of the Diocese of Anápolis Emeritus
Bishop Pestana Filho meets Pope John Paul II in Rome
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis
In office1978 - 2004
PredecessorEpaminondas José de Araújo
SuccessorJoão Casimiro Wilk
Orders
OrdinationOctober 5, 1952
ConsecrationFebruary 18, 1979
by Carmine Rocco
Personal details
Born(1928-04-27)April 27, 1928
Santos, Brazil
DiedJanuary 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 82)
Santos, Brazil

Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, he was appointed bishop of the Anápolis Diocese in 1987. During this time, Bishop Pestana requested that students and professors of the Canons Regular religious congregation assist in his reforms to the seminary in his diocese. Bishop Athanasius Schneider was amongst the first 12 students of the Canons Regular sent to Brazil. Schneider was ordained by Bishop Pestana on March 25, 1990.

Bishop Pestana Filho retired in 2004.[1]

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  1. ^ "Bishop Manuel Pestana Filho". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.