Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (born April 26, 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.
Life
Born in Cocos, Oliveira de Azevedo was ordained to the priesthood on September 9, 1977, serving in Juiz de Fora.
On January 21, 1998, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of São Salvador da Bahia and titular bishop of Caliabria. Oliveira de Azevedo received his episcopal consecration on the following May 10 from Lucas Cardinal Moreira Neves, archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, with the archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Clóvis Frainer, and the bishop of Luz, Eurico dos Santos Veloso, serving as co-consecrators.
On January 28, 2004, he was appointed archbishop of Belo Horizonte. He was installed on the following March 26. On July 28, 2010 he also became bishop for the Brazilian ordinariate for the faithful of eastern rite.
Functions
Roman Curia
- Since 2009, member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.[1]
Brazilian Bishops conference
- 1999-2003 Member of the commission for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Since 2003 Chairman of the commission for the Doctrine of the Faith
- 2007 Representative for the fifth general conference of the Latin American Episcopal Conference in Aparecida
- Chairman of region Leste 2 of the Brazilian Bishops conference
Principal consecrator
He was principal consecrator of the following bishops:
- Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral
- Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães
- Luis Gonzaga Féchio
- Wilson Luís Angotti Filho
- João Justino de Medeiros Silva
He was principal co-consecrator of the following bishops:
- Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues
- José Francisco Rezende Dias
- Dominique Marie Jean Denis You
- João Carlos Petrini
- Josafá Menezes da Silva
Honors
- May 14, 2009 honorary citizen of the state of Minas Gerais[2]
- March 7, 2010 honorary citizen of the city of Ribeirão das Neves[3]
- March 21, 2010 honorary diploma of the city of Belo Horizonte
- December 16, 2010 honorary citizen of the city of Caeté[4]
References
- ↑ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede, in: pressrelease of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin, September 22, 2009.
- ↑ Dom Walmor recebe título de cidadão honorário de Minas Gerais, in: JusBrasil.
- ↑ Dom Walmor receberá título de cidadão honorário de Ribeirão das Neves, in: Paroquia Nossa Senhora da Neves.
- ↑ Dom Walmor é cidadão honorário de Caeté, in: Arquidiocese de Belo Horizonte: Notícias, December 17, 2010.