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His Eminence

Paulo Cezar Costa
Archbishop of Brasília
The cardinal in 2022.
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Brasília
See Brasília
Appointed21 October 2020
Installed12 December 2020
Predecessor Sérgio da Rocha
Orders
Ordination5 December 1992
by  Elias James Manning
Consecration5 February 2011
by  Orani João Tempesta
Created cardinal27 August 2022
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Paulo Cezar Costa

(1967-07-20) 20 July 1967 (age 56)
Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality  Brazilian
Previous post(s) Auxiliary Bishop of Rio de Janeiro (2011–2016)
Titular Bishop of Oescus (2011–2016)
Bishop of São Carlos (2016–2020)
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoOMNIA SUSTENEO PROPTER ELECTOS
Coat of arms Paulo Cezar Costa's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Paulo Cezar Costa
History
Priestly ordination
Date5 December 1992
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Orani João Tempesta
Co-consecrators Rafael Llano Cifuentes
Elias James Manning
Date5 February 2011
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Francis
Date27 August 2022
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Paulo Cezar Costa as principal consecrator
Moacir Aparecido de Freitas11 October 2016
Eduardo Malaspina1 May 2018
Antônio Aparecido de Marcos Filho25 February 2023
Styles of
Paulo Cezar Costa
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

Paulo Cezar Costa [a] (born 20 July 1967) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasilia since December 2020. He has been a bishop since 2010 and served as Bishop of São Carlos from 2016 to 2020.

On 27 August 2022 Pope Francis made Costa a cardinal.

Biography

Paulo Cezar Costa was born on 20 July 1967 in Valença, Brazil. He completed his studies in philosophy at the Nossa Senhora do Amor Divino Seminary in Petrópolis and his theology studies at the Higher Institute of Theology of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro. He then studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1996 to 2001, earning a licentiate and a doctorate in dogmatic theology. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Valença on 5 December 1992. [5]

He worked as parish vicar in Paraíba do Sul in 1993; pastor of the Parish of São Sebastião dos Ferreiros in Vassouras from 1994 to 1996; pastor of the Parish of Santa Rosa de Lima in Valença from 2001 to 2006; director and professor of the Department of Theology of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) from 2007 to 2010; and rector of the Paulo VI Interdiocesan Seminary and director of the Paulo VI Institute of Philosophy and Theology in Nova Iguaçu from 2006 to 2010. [5]

On 24 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him titular bishop of Oescus and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro. [5] He received his episcopal consecration on 5 February 2011.[ citation needed] He was named to the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference in June of that year. [2] He was vicar general of the Archdiocese and led the Suburban Vicariate while filling various administrative roles; he was a member of the University Council of the PUC-Rio and the Fundação Mantenedora Padre Anchieta; and he taught at the Archdiocesan Seminary and PUC-Rio. [3]

On 22 June 2016, Pope Francis named Costa Bishop of São Carlos. [6] He was installed there on 6 August. [7] He was named a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on 20 April 2020 [8] and of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on 4 July 2020. [9]

On 21 October 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasilia. [1] He was installed there on 12 December. [10]

Within the Brazilian Episcopal Conference he is a member of the Permanent Council and of the Episcopal Commission for Culture and Education. [1] In November 2019, he was elected to the board of consulting bishops who guide the work of CELAM. [11]

On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal priest, assigning him the title of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio. [12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Official sources, including the Holy See, [1] the Episcopal Conference of Brazil, [2] the Diocese of São Carlos, [3] and the Archdiocese of Brasilia, [4] render his name "Cezar", not "Cézar".

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.10.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Divulgados os nomes dos eleitos para as Comissões Episcopais Pastorais da CNBB". Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (in Portuguese). 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Dom Paulo Cezar Costa – Bispo Diocesano". Diocese of São Carlos (in Portuguese). 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Mensagem de Dom Paulo Cezar para Arquidiocese de Brasília" (in Portuguese). Archdiocese of Brasilia. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.11.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.06.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Dom Paulo Cezar Costa toma posse como bispo da Diocese de São Carlos". ArqRio (in Portuguese). 7 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 20.04.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 04.07.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. ^ Ortiz, Brenda (12 December 2020). "Dom Paulo Cezar Costa toma posse como novo arcebispo de Brasília". Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Reunião de reestruturação do CELAM acontece em Bogotá". Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (in Portuguese). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. The Holy See (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Paulo Sérgio Machado
 Bishop of São Carlos
22 June 2016 – 21 October 2020 		Succeeded by
Luiz Carlos Dias
Preceded by Archbishop of Brasília
21 October 2020 – present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Vice President of Brazil Brazilian order of precedence
3rd in line
as Brazilian cardinal 		Followed by
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