Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
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Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (born 26 April 1954) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1998 till 2004, when he became archbishop of Belo Horizonte. In 2010 he also became bishop for the Brazilian ordinariate for the faithful of eastern rite. In May 2019, he became head of the Brazilian Bishops conference.
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Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo | |
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Archbishop of Belo Horizonte | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Belo Horizonte |
See | Belo Horizonte |
Appointed | 28 January 2004 |
Installed | 26 March 2004 |
Predecessor | Serafim Fernandes de Araújo |
Other post(s) | Ordinary of Brazil of the Eastern Rite (2010-) President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (2019-) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 9 September 1977 |
Consecration | 10 May 1998 by Lucas Moreira Neves |
Personal details | |
Born | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (1954-04-26) 26 April 1954 (age 70) |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Caliábria (1998-2004) Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1998-2004) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Biblical Institute Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Ut mederer contritis corde |
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