Jaime Spengler

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Quirino Adolfo Schmitz
Date	17 November 1990
Place	São Pedro Apóstolo Church, Gaspar
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Lorenzo Baldisseri
Co-consecrators	Dadeus Grings, Leonardo Ulrich Steiner
Date	5 February 2011
Place	São Pedro Apóstolo Church, Gaspar

History
Ordination history of; Jaime Spengler
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Quirino Adolfo Schmitz
Date	17 November 1990
Place	São Pedro Apóstolo Church, Gaspar
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Lorenzo Baldisseri
Co-consecrators	Dadeus Grings, Leonardo Ulrich Steiner
Date	5 February 2011
Place	São Pedro Apóstolo Church, Gaspar
Leomar Antônio Brustolin
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Jaime Spengler as principal consecrator
Leomar Antônio Brustolin	2015
Aparecido Donizete de Souza	2016
Silvio Guterres Dutra	2018
Darley José Kummer	2019
Maurício da Silva Jardim	2022
Juarez Albino Destro	2023
Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos	2023

The Most Reverend

Jaime Spengler

OFM
The Most Reverend ; Jaime Spengler; OFM
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)
Orders
Ordination	17 November 1990; by Quirino Adolfo Schmitz
Consecration	5 February 2011; by Lorenzo Baldisseri
Personal details
Born	Jaime Spengler; 6 September 1960 (age 64); Gaspar, Santa Catarina
Motto	In Cruce Gloriari
Coat of arms

Last updated October 13, 2024

Jaime Spengler, OFM (Gaspar, September 6, 1960), is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Porto Alegre since 2013. He has also served as president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) since 2023. He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor.

Biography

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] He later joined the Order of Friars Minor and was ordained a Catholic priest.

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.

Episcopal Conference of Brazil

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]

Cardinal

On 6 October 2024, Pope Francis announced he plans to make Spengler a cardinal on 8 December,^[6] a date that was later changed to 7 December.^[7]

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References

↑ História Ilustrada de Gaspar [Illustrated History of Gaspar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Secretaria de Educação de Gaspar. August 2, 2013. p. 28. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". Press Office of the Holy Sea (in Italian). November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024. Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha nominato Arcivescovo Metropolita di Mwanza (Tanzania) S.E. Mons.[The Holy Father Benedict XVI has appointed H.E. Metropolitan Archbishop of Mwanza (Tanzania). Mgr.]{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". Press Office of the Holy See (in Italian). September 18, 2013. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Dom Jaime Spengler, de Porto Alegre (RS), é eleito o primeiro vice-presidente da CNBB" [Dom Jaime Spengler, from Porto Alegre (RS), is elected the first vice-president of the CNBB]. Episcopal Conference of Brazil. May 6, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
↑ "Dom Jaime Spengler É Eleito Presidente Da Cnbb Para O Quadriênio 2023 – 2027" [Dom Jaime Spengler Is Elected President of Cnbb for the Quadrennial 2023 – 2027]. Episcopal Conference of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Annuncio di Concistoro l'8 dicembre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 06.10.2024" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
↑ Brockhaus, Hannah (October 12, 2024). "Vatican Shares Pope Francis' Schedule for December Consistory to Create Cardinals". National Catholic Register. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

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[1] História Ilustrada de Gaspar [Illustrated History of Gaspar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Secretaria de Educação de Gaspar. August 2, 2013. p. 28. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] "RINUNCE E NOMINE". Press Office of the Holy Sea (in Italian). November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024. Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha nominato Arcivescovo Metropolita di Mwanza (Tanzania) S.E. Mons.[The Holy Father Benedict XVI has appointed H.E. Metropolitan Archbishop of Mwanza (Tanzania). Mgr.]{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "RINUNCE E NOMINE". Press Office of the Holy See (in Italian). September 18, 2013. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] "Dom Jaime Spengler, de Porto Alegre (RS), é eleito o primeiro vice-presidente da CNBB" [Dom Jaime Spengler, from Porto Alegre (RS), is elected the first vice-president of the CNBB]. Episcopal Conference of Brazil. May 6, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[5] "Dom Jaime Spengler É Eleito Presidente Da Cnbb Para O Quadriênio 2023 – 2027" [Dom Jaime Spengler Is Elected President of Cnbb for the Quadrennial 2023 – 2027]. Episcopal Conference of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] "Annuncio di Concistoro l'8 dicembre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 06.10.2024" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[7] Brockhaus, Hannah (October 12, 2024). "Vatican Shares Pope Francis' Schedule for December Consistory to Create Cardinals". National Catholic Register. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

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