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- ↑ "Papa Francisco aceita a renúncia de Dom Vilson, bispo de Limeira". Vatican News (in Portuguese). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ↑ "Justiça prorroga investigação da Polícia Civil contra bispo e padre no interior de SP". Globo (in Portuguese). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ↑ "Caso do Bispo Dom Vilson, responsável por igrejas de Cosmópolis, segue sob investigação". Cosmopolense (in Portuguese). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ↑ "Pope accepts resignation of Brazilian bishop Dias de Oliveira". Al Jazeera. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
