# Jaime Spengler

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Franciscan friar and Brazilian Catholic prelate

His Eminence Jaime Spengler OFM Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre Spengler in 2024 Church Catholic Church Archdiocese Porto Alegre See Porto Alegre Appointed 18 September 2013 Installed Roman Catholic Church Predecessor Dadeus Grings Other posts President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (2023–) Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (2024–) Previous posts Titular bishop of Patara (2010–13) Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (2010–13) Orders Ordination 17 November 1990 by Quirino Adolfo Schmitz Consecration 5 February 2011 by Lorenzo Baldisseri Created cardinal 7 December 2024 by Pope Francis Rank Cardinal-Priest Personal details Born Jaime Spengler (1960-09-06) 6 September 1960 (age 65) Gaspar, Santa Catarina Motto In Cruce Gloriari Coat of arms

Ordination history of Jaime Spengler History Priestly ordination Ordained by Quirino Adolfo Schmitz Date 17 November 1990 Place São Pedro Apóstolo Church, Gaspar Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Lorenzo Baldisseri Co-consecrators Dadeus Grings, Leonardo Ulrich Steiner Date 5 February 2011 Place São Pedro Apóstolo Church, Gaspar Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Jaime Spengler as principal consecrator Leomar Antônio Brustolin 2015 Aparecido Donizete de Souza 2016 Silvio Guterres Dutra 2018 Darley José Kummer 2019 Maurício da Silva Jardim 2022 Juarez Albino Destro 2023 Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos 2023

**Jaime Spengler**, [OFM](/source/Order_of_Friars_Minor) (born 6 September 1960), is a [Brazilian](/source/Brazil) [cardinal](/source/College_of_Cardinals) of the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) who has been the [Archbishop of Porto Alegre](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Porto_Alegre) since 2013. He has also served as president of the [National Conference of Bishops of Brazil](/source/Episcopal_Conference_of_Brazil) and the [Latin American Episcopal Council](/source/Episcopal_Conference_of_Latin_America) (CELAM) since 2023. He is a member of the [Order of Friars Minor](/source/Order_of_Friars_Minor). He was created a cardinal by [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) on 7 December 2024.

## Biography

Jaime Spengler was born on 6 September 1960, in the city of [Gaspar](/source/Gaspar%2C_Santa_Catarina), in the state of Santa Catarina, the eldest of his parents' four children.[1] He later joined the [Order of Friars Minor](/source/Order_of_Friars_Minor) and was ordained a Catholic priest on 17 November 1990.

On 10 November 2010, [Pope Benedict XVI](/source/Pope_Benedict_XVI) named him [titular bishop](/source/Titular_bishop) of Patara and auxiliary bishop of the [Archdiocese of Porto Alegre](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Porto_Alegre).[2]

On 15 August 2012, Archbishop [Dadeus Grings](/source/Dadeus_Grings) appointed him Attorney and Treasurer of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) appointed him archbishop of Porto Alegre on 18 September 2013.[3] On 29 March 2014, Pope Francis named him a member of the [Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life](/source/Dicastery_for_Institutes_of_Consecrated_Life_and_Societies_of_Apostolic_Life). On 1 June 2022, Pope Francis named him a member of the [Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments](/source/Dicastery_for_Divine_Worship_and_the_Discipline_of_the_Sacraments).

### Episcopal Conference of Brazil

On 25 June 2011, he became a member of the Episcopal Pastoral Commission for Ordained Ministries and Consecrated Life of the [Episcopal Conference of Brazil](/source/Episcopal_Conference_of_Brazil) (CNBB).

On 23 April 2015, he was elected President of the CNBB South Regional 3 for the 2015–2019 term.[4] On 24 April 2023, during the 60th General Assembly of the CNBB, he was elected president for the 2023–2027 term.[5]

### Cardinal

On 6 October 2024, Pope Francis announced that he planned to make Spengler a cardinal on 8 December,[6] a date that was later changed to 7 December.[7]

On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made him a cardinal, assigning him as a member of the order of cardinal priests the title of [San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova](/source/San_Gregorio_Magno_alla_Magliana_Nuova).[8]

He participated as a [cardinal elector](/source/Cardinal_electors_in_the_2025_papal_conclave) in the [2025 papal conclave](/source/2025_papal_conclave) that elected [Pope Leo XIV](/source/Pope_Leo_XIV).[9]

## See also

- [Catholic Church in Brazil](/source/Catholic_Church_in_Brazil)

- [Cardinals created by Pope Francis](/source/Cardinals_created_by_Pope_Francis)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*História Ilustrada de Gaspar*](https://web.archive.org/web/20240614021804/https://issuu.com/p1design/docs/hist__ria_ilustrada_de_gaspar_low) [*Illustrated History of Gaspar*] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Secretaria de Educação de Gaspar. 2 August 2013. p. 28. Archived from [the original](https://issuu.com/p1design/docs/hist__ria_ilustrada_de_gaspar_low) on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2010"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2010/11/10/0691/01580.html). *Holy See Press Office* (Press release) (in Italian). 10 November 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240509225649/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2010/11/10/0691/01580.html) from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rinunce e Nomine, 15.08.2012"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/18/0583/01292.html). *Holy See Press Office* (Press release) (in Italian). 18 September 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240510173653/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/18/0583/01292.html) from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dom Jaime Spengler, de Porto Alegre (RS), é eleito o primeiro vice-presidente da CNBB"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230501002759/https://cnbbs2.org.br/2019/05/dom-jaime-spengler-de-porto-alegre-rs-e-eleito-o-primeiro-vice-presidente-da-cnbb/?fbclid=IwAR0L9j1MW5dTKlC-RH5HUVmGs4z5f7pnoOgAeDn3-ozov1JJSEpYCiS40NI) [Dom Jaime Spengler, from Porto Alegre (RS), is elected the first vice-president of the CNBB]. *Episcopal Conference of Brazil*. 6 May 2019. Archived from [the original](https://cnbbs2.org.br/2019/05/dom-jaime-spengler-de-porto-alegre-rs-e-eleito-o-primeiro-vice-presidente-da-cnbb/) on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Dom Jaime Spengler É Eleito Presidente Da Cnbb Para O Quadriênio 2023 – 2027"](https://www.cnbb.org.br/dom-jaime-spengler-eleito-presidente-cnbb/) [Dom Jaime Spengler Is Elected President of Cnbb for the Quadrennial 2023 – 2027]. *Episcopal Conference of Brazil* (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 April 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240519051756/https://www.cnbb.org.br/dom-jaime-spengler-eleito-presidente-cnbb/) from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Annuncio di Concistoro l'8 dicembre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 06.10.2024"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/10/06/0774/01532.html) (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Brockhaus, Hannah (12 October 2024). ["Vatican Shares Pope Francis' Schedule for December Consistory to Create Cardinals"](https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vatican-shares-pope-francis-schedule-for-december-consistory-to-create-cardinals?amp). *National Catholic Register*. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali, 07.12.2024"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/12/07/0975/01948.html) (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Cardinal Electors"](https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 6 May 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250506193115/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html) from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

## External links

- Campos Lima, Eduardo (14 October 2024). ["New Brazilian cardinal shuns being another 'loudmouth' in a divided age"](https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2024/10/new-brazilian-cardinal-shuns-being-another-loudmouth-in-a-divided-age). *Crux*.

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