▁priest hood ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Mission ary ▁and ▁bishop ▁After ▁his ▁ord ination , ▁Cos cia ▁immediately ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁miss ions ▁being ▁established ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁by ▁his ▁province . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁assumed ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Bened ict ▁Domin ic ▁Cos cia ▁to ▁honor ▁Bened ict ▁the ▁Mo or , ▁a ▁Francis can ▁fri ar ▁and ▁saint , ▁whom ▁he ▁greatly ▁rever ed . ▁He ▁initially ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁parish ▁vic ar ▁in ▁An á pol is , ▁Go i ás , ▁for ▁seven ▁years . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 - 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁past or , ▁high ▁school ▁teacher ▁and ▁the ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Fri ars ▁Minor ▁in ▁P ires ▁do ▁Rio . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Cos cia ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁J ata í ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁XX III . ▁His ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Per pet ual ▁Help ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Brazil , ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁bishop ▁building ▁up ▁church ▁institutions ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁population ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁region , ▁both ▁Brazil ian ▁far mers ▁and ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁population . ▁He ▁worked ▁hard ▁in