João Braz de Aviz

Archbishop João Braz de Aviz

Coat of arms of Cardinal Braz de Aviz

João Cardinal Braz de Aviz (born April 24, 1947 in Mafra , Santa Catarina , Brazil ) is a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

João Braz de Aviz was born as one of eight children to the married couple João Avelino de Aviz and Juliana Hacke de Aviz. In his childhood the family moved to Borrazópolis . On April 21, 1958, Braz de Aviz entered the boys' seminary São Pio X in Assis and then studied philosophy at the Rainha dos Apóstolos seminary in Curitiba and at the theological faculty in Palmas . From 1967 to 1972 he studied Catholic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . Braz de Aviz acquired oneLicentiate in Catholic theology. He received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Apucarana on November 26, 1972 through Bishop Romeu Alberti .

From 1973 to 1984 João Braz de Aviz was pastor in some parishes in the Apucarana diocese. He was the Regens of the Apucarana Seminary from 1984 to 1985 and of the Londrina Seminary from 1986 to 1988 . In 1989 Braz de Aviz was sent to Rome to study at the Pontifical Lateran University . In 1992 he became a dogmatic thesis for doctorate in theology doctorate . From 1991 to 1994 João Braz de Aviz was pastor at the Cathedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes in Apucarana and professor for dogmatics at the Istituto teologico Paolo VI. in Londrina. He was also a member of the Council of Priests and the College of Consultors and coordinator for pastoral care in the Apucarana diocese.

On 6 April 1994 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Flenucleta and auxiliary bishop in Vitória . He received his episcopal ordination on May 31 of the same year by the Bishop of Apucarana, Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski CM ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Vitória, Silvestre Luís Scandián SVD , and the Bishop of Palmares , Acácio Rodrigues Alves . His motto Omnes unum sint ("All should be one") comes from the Gospel according to John ( John 17:21 EU ). As auxiliary bishop, João Braz de Aviz was Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Vitória and President of the Regional Bishops 'Conference of Espírito Santo, as well as a member of the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Brazilian Bishops' Conference. He was also secretary of the XIII. National Eucharistic Congress.

Pope John Paul II appointed João Braz de Aviz to be Bishop of Ponta Grossa on August 12, 1998 . The inauguration took place on October 15 of the same year. On July 17, 2002, Braz de Aviz was appointed Archbishop of Maringá . The inauguration took place on October 4th of the same year. Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Brasília on January 28, 2004 . João Braz de Aviz took up this position on March 27 of the same year. In May 2010, João Braz de Aviz organized the XVI. National Eucharistic Congress.

On January 4, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . as Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life . João Braz de Aviz took office on February 16, 2011. Pope Francis confirmed this appointment on March 29, 2014.

In the solemn consistory of February 18, 2012, Benedict XVI took him. as a cardinal deacon with the title deaconry Sant'Elena fuori Porta Prenestina in the college of cardinals .

Memberships

Cardinal Braz de Aviz is a member of the following institutions of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (since 2011, confirmed in 2014)
Congregation for Bishops (since 2013)
Congregation for the Clergy (since 2012, confirmed in 2014)
Congregation for Catholic Education (since 2012, confirmed in 2013)
Pontifical Council for the Laity (2014-2016)
Pontifical Committee for World Eucharistic Congresses (since 2012)
Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life .

Web links

Entry on João Braz de Aviz on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 16, 2013.
Biography on the homepage of the Archdiocese of Brasília (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

↑ Nomina del Vescovo di Ponta Grossa (Brasile) ( Memento of July 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of August 12, 1998.
^ Nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Maringá (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 17, 2002, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Brasília (Brasile) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 28, 2004, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
^ ^A ^b Rinuncia e Successione del Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 4, 2011, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
^ Archbishop João Braz de Aviz: The new chief of the religious. Vatican Radio , February 16, 2011, accessed February 9, 2016 .
^ ^A ^b Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica e Nomine e Conferme di Membri nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 29, 2014, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).
^ Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescoivi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 16, 2013, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
^ ^A ^b ^c Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri e degli Organismi della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 21, 2012, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
↑ nouns di Membri e nella conferme Congregation for the Clergy. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 9, 2014, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
↑ Conferma del Prefetto e dl Segretario della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica e Nomine e Conferme di Membri nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 30, 2013, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
^ Conferme e Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 6, 2014, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri e Consultori del Dicastero per i Laici, la Famiglia e la Vita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 6, 2018, accessed October 9, 2018 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Murilo Sebastião Ramos Warrior SCJ	Bishop of Ponta Grossa 1998–2002	Sérgio Arthur Braschi
Murilo Sebastião Ramos Warrior SCJ	Archbishop of Maringá 2002-2004	Anuar Battisti
José Cardinal Freire Falcão	Archbishop of Brasília 2004–2011	Sérgio Cardinal da Rocha
Franc Cardinal Rodé CM	Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since 2011	---

personal data
SURNAME	Braz de Aviz, João
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aviz, Cardinal João Braz de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian theologian, cardinal to the Curia
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mafra , Santa Catarina, Brazil

[1] Nomina del Vescovo di Ponta Grossa (Brasile) ( Memento of July 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of August 12, 1998.

[2] Nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Maringá (Brazil). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 17, 2002, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[3] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Brasília (Brasile) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 28, 2004, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[Bulletin2011-4] A ^b Rinuncia e Successione del Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 4, 2011, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[5] Archbishop João Braz de Aviz: The new chief of the religious. Vatican Radio , February 16, 2011, accessed February 9, 2016 .

[Bestätigung2014-6] A ^b Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica e Nomine e Conferme di Membri nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 29, 2014, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).

[7] Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescoivi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 16, 2013, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[Bulletin2012-8] A ^b ^c Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri e degli Organismi della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 21, 2012, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[9] nouns di Membri e nella conferme Congregation for the Clergy. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 9, 2014, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[10] Conferma del Prefetto e dl Segretario della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica e Nomine e Conferme di Membri nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 30, 2013, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[11] Conferme e Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 6, 2014, accessed February 9, 2016 (Italian).

[12] Nomina di Membri e Consultori del Dicastero per i Laici, la Famiglia e la Vita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 6, 2018, accessed October 9, 2018 (Italian).