Geraldo Majella Agnelo

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His Eminence

Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm
MottoCaritas cum Fide
Coat of armsGeraldo Majella Agnelo's coat of arms

Geraldo Majella Agnelo (19 October 1933 – 26 August 2023) was a Brazilian prelate 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.

Early life and ordination

Geraldo Majella Agnelo was born in

Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome.[2]

Agnelo was director of the philosophical seminary,

Pius XI Theological Institute, and rector of Our Lady of the Assumption Seminary.[3]

Bishop

On 5 May 1978, Agnelo was appointed the second Bishop of

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
. Agnelo was named Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia on 13 January 1999.

Cardinal

Styles of
Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSão Salvador da Bahia

In May 1999 Agnelo was nominated Vice President of the General Conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM). He was Elected president of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops in May 2003, and was made

Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (St. Gregory the Great at Magliana Nuova) by Pope John Paul II in the consistory
of 21 February 2001.

Agnelo was one of the

2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI,[4] and he was considered papabile at the time.[5]

Agnelo resigned as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia on 12 January 2011 and was succeeded by

Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
.

Agnelo was one of the

Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants and the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church
.

Illness and death

Agnelo suffered a stroke in December 2022 and was in poor health thereafter. By 25 August 2023 his condition had rapidly deteriorated and he was in intensive care. Agnelo died at dawn in Londrina on 26 August 2023. He was 89.[7]

Views

2005 conclave

In April 2005, he said that he was very happy at the selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the new Pope of the Catholic Church.[8]

Catholic-Lutheran dialogue

Agnelo supported efforts to improve dialogue between Lutherans and Catholics.[9]

Abortion

Cardinal Agnelo expressed concern with Brazilian politicians over a plan to legalize abortion in the country.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Geraldo Majella Cardinal Agnelo". catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. ^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ Jones, Sam; Brown, Andrew; Sedghi, Ami; Chalabi, Mona; Dhaliwal, Ranjit (12 March 2013). "Today 115 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pope. Use our Pontifficator to pick your ideal candidate". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Aos 89 anos, morre o Cardel Dom Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Arcebispo Emérito de Salvador" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ^ Je me suis incliné avec joie devant la volonté de Dieu Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Joint declaration with the Lutherans in Brazil
  10. ^ "Obispos de Brasil: Es contradictorio promover el aborto y los derechos humanos". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Toledo
5 May 1978 – 4 October 1982 		Succeeded by
Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner
Preceded by
Geraldo Fernandes Bijos
 Archbishop of Londrina
4 October 1982 – 16 September 1991 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

16 September 1991 – 13 January 1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council

1999–2003 		Succeeded by
Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
Preceded by Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
13 January 1999 – 12 January 2011 		Succeeded by
Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Titular church created Cardinal Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova
21 February 2001 – 26 August 2023 		Vacant
Preceded by
Jayme Henrique Chemello
 President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference
May 2003 – May 2007 		Succeeded by
Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Vice President of Brazil
cardinal
 		Followed by
Foreign ambassadors
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