Manuel Pestana Filho

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
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis
In office	1978 - 2004
Predecessor	Epaminondas José de Araújo
Successor	João Casimiro Wilk
Orders
Ordination	October 5, 1952
Consecration	February 18, 1979 by Carmine Rocco
Personal details
Born	(1928-04-27)April 27, 1928 Santos, Brazil
Died	January 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 82) Santos, Brazil

Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, he was appointed bishop of the Anápolis Diocese in 1978 and consecrated on February 18, 1979. 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]