Leomar Antônio Brustolin
His Excellency Leomar Antônio Brustolin | |
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| Archbishop of Santa Maria | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Santa Maria |
| In office | June 2, 2021 |
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| Ordination | December 20, 1992 |
| Consecration | March 25, 2015 by O.F.M. |
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| Born | August 15, 1967 Caxias do Sul |
| Nationality | Brazil |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar in St Tereza church in Caxias do Sul Rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Auxiliary-bishp of Porto Alegre |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia Patristic Institute Augustinianum Institut Catholique de Paris |
| Motto | In Verbo Tuo |
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| Styles of Leomar Antônio Brustolin | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Leomar Antônio Brustolin (born in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, on 15 August 1967) is on 2nd June 2021 they elected Archbishop of Santa Maria.[1]
Biography[]
Born in Caxias do Sul in 1967, he studied at the University of Caxias do Sul and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. He was ordained a priest on December 20, 1992. From 1992 to 2001 he was parish vicar of Saint Tereza, at the diocesan cathedral of Caxias do Sul and, from 1993 to 2014, he was director of the theology course for the laity of the dioceses of Caxias do Sur.
On January 7, 2015, he was appointed by pope Francis auxiliary-bishop of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre and titular of Tigava.[2] He was ordained bishop on the following March 25 in the cathedral of Santa Tereza. On the following June 22, he was appointed member of the Episcopal Pastoral Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith of the C.N.B.B.
On June 2, 2021, he was appointed by pope Francis as second archbishop of Santa Maria, succeeding bishop Hélio Adelar Ruber. He will install on the following August 15, his birthday, at the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces.
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil
- People from Caxias do Sul
- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni
- Roman Catholic bishops of Porto Alegre
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Santa Maria