Jorge Scarso

Jorge Scarso, OFMCap (August 13, 1916 – October 28, 2015) was the Italian-born Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Jorge Scarso, OFMCap
Bishop of The Diocese of Patos de Minas (emeritus)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	The Diocese of Patos de minas
In office	1967 - 1992
Predecessor	José André Coimbra
Successor	João Bosco Oliver de Faria
Previous post	Priest
Orders
Ordination	June 28, 1942
Personal details
Born	August 13, 1916 Modica, Italy
Died	October 28, 2015(2015-10-28) (aged 99) Modica, Italy

Scarso was born in Modica, Italy, in the summer of 1916. He was ordained priest on June 28, 1942 for the Capuchin Order and appointed^[1] the Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Patos de Minas as well as Titular bishop of Gemellae in Numidia on November 29, 1967. He was consecrated on March 25, 1968 and was later appointed bishop of the Diocese of Patos de Minas, where he remained until his retirement on January 8, 1992.