Geraldo Majella Agnelo

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.

His Eminence

Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Cardinal
Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
Primate of Brazil
Agnelo in 2006
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSão Salvador da Bahia
SeeSão Salvador da Bahia
Appointed13 January 1999
Installed11 March 1999
Term ended12 January 2011
PredecessorLucas Moreira Neves
SuccessorMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (2001-2023)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1957
by Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira
Consecration6 August 1978
by Paulo Evaristo Arns
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1933-10-19)19 October 1933
Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died26 August 2023(2023-08-26) (aged 89)
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Alma materUniversity of Mogi das Cruzes
Central Seminary of Ipiranga
Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm
MottoCaritas cum Fide
Coat of arms

Agnelo was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2001.

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