At the time of his appointment, Bishop-elect Silvestre was serving as a fidei donum priest of the Archdiocese of Porto Velho, where he held the positions of Vicar General and Parish Priest of São Cristóvão.
Biography of Bishop-elect Leandro Machado Silvestre
Leandro Machado Silvestre was born on 7 April 1978 in Itaquaquecetuba, within the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. He studied philosophy and theology at the Paulo VI Faculty in Mogi das Cruzes.
He was ordained a priest on 28 March 2004 and incardinated into the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes.
Throughout his priestly ministry, he has held several pastoral and administrative responsibilities. In 2004, he served as vice-rector of the Philosophy and Theology Seminary in Mogi das Cruzes before becoming its rector in 2005, a position he held until 2014.
He also served as parish vicar in 2004 and later as parish administrator of São Pedro Apóstolo in César de Souza, São Paulo, from 2006 to 2014. In 2006, he served as parish priest of São Benedito, also in César de Souza.
From 2014 to 2015, he was the diocesan bursar and procurator. He subsequently served as parish priest of Nossa Senhora do Rosário in Mogi das Cruzes from 2014 to 2023. Between 2016 and 2023, he also served as parish priest in solidum of Santos Apóstolos in Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo.
In 2023, he began serving as a fidei donum priest in the Archdiocese of Porto Velho, in the State of Rondônia. Since then, he has served as parish priest of São Cristóvão. In 2024, he was appointed spiritual director of the major seminary, and in January 2026, he became Vicar General of the Archdiocese.
His appointment as Bishop of Guajará-Mirim marks a new chapter in his pastoral ministry and service to the Catholic Church in Brazil.
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