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Paulo Cezar Costa

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His Eminence
Paulo Cezar Costa
Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília
Costa in 2022
Costa in 2022
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Brasília
See Brasília
Appointed 21 October 2020
Installed 12 December 2020
Predecessor Sérgio da Rocha
Previous posts Auxiliary Bishop of Rio de Janeiro (2011–2016)
Titular Bishop of Oescus (2011–2016)
Bishop of São Carlos (2016–2020)
Orders
Ordination 5 December 1992
by Elias James Manning
Consecration 5 February 2011
by Orani João Tempesta
Created cardinal 27 August 2022
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born Paulo Cezar Costa
20 July 1967
Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto OMNIA SUSTENEO PROPTER ELECTOS

Paulo Cezar Costa[1] (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.[2]

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.[2]

On 24 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him titular bishop of Oescus and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 5 February 2011.[3] He was named to the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference in June of that year.[4] 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.[5]

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.[10] He was installed there on 12 December.[11]

Within the Brazilian Episcopal Conference he is a member of the Permanent Council and of the Episcopal Commission for Culture and Education.[10] In November 2019, he was elected to the board of consulting bishops who guide the work of CELAM.[12]

On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal priest, assigning him the title of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio.[13] He participated as a cardinal elector in the 2025 papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.[14]

See also

References

  1. Back to citation Official sources, including the Holy See, "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.10.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020. the Episcopal Conference of Brazil, "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. the Diocese of São Carlos, "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. and the Archdiocese of Brasilia, "Mensagem de Dom Paulo Cezar para Arquidiocese de Brasília" (in Portuguese). Archdiocese of Brasilia. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020. render his name "Cezar", not "Cézar".
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.11.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. Back to citation "Costa Card. Paulo Ceza". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022.
  4. Back to citation "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.
  5. Back to citation "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.
  6. Back to citation "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.06.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. Back to citation "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. Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments, 20.04.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  9. Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments, 04.07.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. Back to citation occurrence 10.0 Back to citation occurrence 10.1 "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.10.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. Back to citation Ortiz, Brenda (12 December 2020). "Dom Paulo Cezar Costa toma posse como novo arcebispo de Brasília". Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. Back to citation "Reunião de reestruturação do CELAM acontece em Bogotá". Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (in Portuguese). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  13. Back to citation "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.
  14. Back to citation "Cardinal Electors". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 6 May 2025. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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