Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo

Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo ( born April 26, 1954 in Cocos, Bahia, Brazil) is Archbishop of Belo Horizonte.

Life

Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo was born the son of João Augusto de Azevedo and his wife Maria Conceição Oliveira Azevedo. From 1960 to 1965 he attended primary school Grupo Escolar Sebastião Augusto de Azevedo and 1966-1968 the Episcopal High School São José and 1969, the Instituto de Educação Anísio Teixeira in Caetité. Oliveira de Azevedo joined in 1970 in the archiepiscopal seminary Santo Antônio in Juiz de Fora one. From 1972 to 1973 he studied philosophy at the Faculty of Arts Dom Bosco, Juiz de Fora and 1974-1975 Literature in São João del Rei. Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo studied from 1974 to 1977 Catholic theology at the seminary of Santo Antônio in Juiz de Fora. He received on 9 September 1977, the sacrament of Holy Orders. Oliveira de Azevedo was incardinated into the clergy of the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora.

In 1977 he was sent for further studies in the subject Biblical exegesis to Rome. During this time Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo lived in the Brazilian Pius Pontifical College. In 1980, he earned a licentiate at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in the subject Biblical exegesis. From 1980 to 1984, Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo coordinator of the theological course at the seminary in Juiz de Fora and diocesan coordinator for the pastoral care of vocations. In 1985 he received his doctorate at the Pontifical Gregorian University as a Doctor of Theology in Biblical exegesis specialist. From 1986 to 1987 Oliveira de Azevedo instructor was Professor of Biblical exegesis and parochial vicar, as well as coordinator of the theological course at the seminary in Juiz de Fora. He was also from 1986 to 1998 a member of the Priests' Council of the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora and from 1989 to 1998, the College of Consultors of the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora and from 1986 to 1995 pastor of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Benfica. Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo was from 1986 to 1988 in addition coordinator of the pastoral region of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes. He was rector of the seminary in Juiz de Fora in 1989. From 1986 to 1990 he was a professor at the Centre for Higher Education and from 1991 to 1994 professor of the introduction to the hermeneutics of the New Testament at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. 1995 Oliveira de Azevedo Director of the Department of Religious Studies at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora was. From 1996 to 1998 he also served as pastor of Bom Pastor.

On 21 January 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed titular bishop of Caliabria and appointed him as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia. He received his episcopal consecration of the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Lucas Cardinal Moreira Neves, OP, on 10 May 1998 in the Cathedral of Juiz de Fora; Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Clóvis Frainer OFM Cap, and the Bishop of Luz, Eurico dos Santos Veloso. Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo himself chose the motto Ut Mederer contritis corde ( "So I bind up the brokenhearted. "), Which comes from the book of Isaiah ( Is 61:1 EU). The inauguration as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia was on 22 May 1998 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima instead. As auxiliary bishop Oliveira de Azevedo was the coordinator for the Pastoral Care in the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and secretary of the Nordeste region 3 of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 28 January 2004 as Archbishop of Belo Horizonte. The inauguration took place on 26 March of the same year. On July 28, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him. In addition to the Ordinary for the Catholic faithful of the Oriental rites in Brazil.

About Diocesan tasks

Roman Curia

  • Since 2009 member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Brazilian Bishops' Conference

Other organizations

  • Since 1980 member of the League of Biblical Studies
  • Since 1989 Member of the Association for exegesis, gospel and culture, based in Dusseldorf
  • 1992-1997 Member of the research group of the Department of Religious Studies at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • 5 to 26 October 2008 Delegate of the XII. General Meeting of the Synod of Bishops

Honors

  • May 2008 an honorary citizen of the State of Minas Gerais
  • March 7, 2010 Honorary Citizen of the city of Ribeirão das Neves
  • March 21, 2010 Honorary Diploma of the city of Belo Horizonte
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora Lucas Moreira Neves Dominican Order Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz Episcopal Conference Ordinary (officer) Latin American Episcopal Conference Aparecida (disambiguation) Synod of Bishops (Catholic)
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