Cardinal Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia Primate of Brazil
Agnelo in 2006
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
São Salvador da Bahia
See
São Salvador da Bahia
Appointed
13 January 1999
Installed
11 March 1999
Term ended
12 January 2011
Predecessor
Lucas Moreira Neves
Successor
Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (2001–2023)
Orders
Ordination
29 June 1957 by Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira
Consecration
6 August 1978 by Paulo Evaristo Arns
Created cardinal
21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
(1933-10-19)19 October 1933
Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died
26 August 2023(2023-08-26) (aged 89) Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Nationality
Brazilian
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Bishop of Toledo (1978–1982)
Archbishop of Londrina (1982–1991)
Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1991–1999)
Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1999–2003)
President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (2003–2007)
Alma mater
University of Mogi das Cruzes Central Seminary of Ipiranga Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm
Motto
Caritas cum Fide
Coat of arms
Geraldo Majella Agnelo (19 October 1933 – 26 August 2023) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1999 to 2011. He became a bishop in 1978 and served as bishop of Toledo from 1978 to 1982 and archbishop of Londrina from 1982 to 1991. He served in the Roman Curia as secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1991 to 1999.[1]
Agnelo was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2001.
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