Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo


Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Archbishop of Belo Horizonte
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBelo Horizonte
SeeBelo Horizonte
Appointed28 January 2004
Installed26 March 2004
PredecessorSerafim Fernandes de Araújo
Other post(s)Ordinary of Brazil of the Eastern Rite (2010-)
President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (2019-)
Orders
Ordination9 September 1977
Consecration10 May 1998
by Lucas Moreira Neves
Personal details
Born
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo

(1954-04-26) 26 April 1954 (age 70)
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Caliábria (1998-2004)
Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (1998-2004)
Alma materPontifical Biblical Institute
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoUt mederer contritis corde

Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (born 26 April 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. In May 2019, he became head of the Brazilian Bishops conference.


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