Geraldo Majella Agnelo
His Eminence Geraldo Majella Agnelo | |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
| 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.
Agnelo was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2001.