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Styles of
**Geraldo Majella Agnelo**
Styles of; Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	São Salvador da Bahia

His Eminence

Geraldo Majella Agnelo
His Eminence; Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Cardinal; Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia; Primate of Brazil
	Agnelo in 2006
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	São Salvador da Bahia
See	São Salvador da Bahia
Appointed	13 January 1999
Installed	11 March 1999
Term ended	12 January 2011
Predecessor	Lucas Moreira Neves
Successor	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (2001–2023)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Toledo (1978–1982); Archbishop of Londrina (1982–1991); Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1991–1999); Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1999–2003); President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (2003–2007);
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1957; by Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira
Consecration	6 August 1978; by Paulo Evaristo Arns
Created cardinal	21 February 2001; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	19 October 1933; Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died	26 August 2023 (aged 89); Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	University of Mogi das Cruzes; Central Seminary of Ipiranga ; Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm;
Motto	Caritas cum Fide
Coat of arms

Geraldo Majella Agnelo (19 October 1933 – 26 August 2023) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1999 to 2011. He became a bishop in 1978 and served as bishop of Toledo from 1978 to 1982 and archbishop of Londrina from 1982 to 1991. He served in the Roman Curia as secretary 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 Juiz de Fora on 19 October 1933. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of São Paulo on 29 June 1957, and held a doctorate in liturgy from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome.^[2]

Agnelo was director of the philosophical seminary, Aparecida. He was spiritual director and professor at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Ipiranga. He was professor of liturgical and sacramental theology at 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 Toledo, Paraná, and was consecrated on 6 August. On 4 October 1982, he was promoted to Archbishop of Londrina. Agnelo was President of the Brazilian Bishops' Liturgical Commission. On 16 September 1991, he was appointed Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Agnelo was named Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia on 13 January 1999.

Cardinal

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 cardinal electors who participated in 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 cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.^[6] He was also a member 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

^ "Geraldo Majella Cardinal Agnelo". catholic-hierarchy.org.
^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ 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.
^ "AGNELO Card. Geraldo Majella". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "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.
^ Je me suis incliné avec joie devant la volonté de Dieu Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Joint declaration with the Lutherans in Brazil
^ "Obispos de Brasil: Es contradictorio promover el aborto y los derechos humanos". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.

External links

"Agnelo Card. Geraldo Majella". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
Cardinal Agnelo bio

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Armando Círio	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 Albano Bortoletto Cavallin
Preceded by Lajos Kada	Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 16 September 1991 – 13 January 1999	Succeeded by Francesco Pio Tamburrino
Preceded by Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino	Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council 1999–2003	Succeeded by Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
Preceded by Lucas Moreira Neves	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 by Geraldo Alckmin as Vice President of Brazil	Brazilian order of precedence 3rd in line as Brazilian cardinal	Followed by Foreign ambassadors