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Franciscan friar and Brazilian Catholic prelate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jaime Spengler, OFM (Gaspar, September 6, 1960), is a Franciscan friar and Brazilian Catholic prelate, current metropolitan archbishop of Porto Alegre, and president for the quadrennium 2023–2027 of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and the Latin American Episcopal Council.
Jaime Spengler | |
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Archbishop of Porto Alegre | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Porto Alegre |
See | Porto Alegre |
Appointed | 18 September 2013 |
Installed | 15 November 2013 |
Predecessor | Dadeus Grings |
Other post(s) | President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (since 2023) |
Previous post(s) | Titular bishop of Patara (2010-2013) Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (2010-2013) |
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Ordination | 17 November 1990 by Quirino Adolfo Schmitz |
Consecration | 5 February 1991 by Lorenzo Baldisseri |
Personal details | |
Born | Jaime Spengler 6 September 1960 |
Motto | In Cruce Gloriari |
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Jaime Spengler was born on September 6, 1960, in the city of Gaspar, in the state of Santa Catarina. He is the first child among the four children of his parents.[1]
On November 10, 2010, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as titular bishop of Patara and auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre.[2]
On August 15, 2012, Dom Dadeus Grings appointed him as Attorney and Treasurer of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. Pope Francis later elevated him to the dignity of archbishop of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre on September 18, 2013.[3] On March 29, 2014, Pope Francis named him a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. On June 1, 2022, Pope Francis named him a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
On June 25, 2011, he was announced as a member of the Episcopal Pastoral Commission for Ordained Ministries and Consecrated Life of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (CNBB).
On April 23, 2015, he was elected President of the CNBB South Regional 3 for the 2015–2019 term.[4] On April 24, 2023, during the 60th General Assembly of the CNBB, he was elected president of the entity for the 2023–2027 term.[5]
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