Orani João Tempesta
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Orani João Tempesta O. Cist. (born on 23 June 1950) is the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro.
He was appointed to that office by Pope Benedict XVI
on 27 February 2009, and took possession of the See on 19 April 2009.
Tempesta was born in São José do Rio Pardo
, in the Diocese of São João da Boa Vista.
After completing his elementary and lower secondary-school studies in São José do Rio Pardo, he entered the Cistercian monastery of São Bernardo in the same city in 1967. He studied philosophy at the monastery of São Bento in São Paulo, and theology at the Salesian Theological Institute of Pius IX in São Paulo.
He made his religious profession in the Order of Cistercians on 2 February 1969 and was ordained priest on 7 December 1974.
In 1984 he became Prior of his monastery, while also acting as Parish Priest of the Parish of São Roque, as Diocesan Coordinator of Communications and Pastoral Care, and as professor at the Coração de Maria institute in São João da Boa Vista. In September 1996, when the monastery of São Bernardo became an abbacy, he was elected the first abbot.
On 26 February 1997 he was appointed Bishop of São José do Rio Preto and received episcopal ordination on 25 April of that year. In addition he was Apostolic Administrator of the territorial abbacy
of Claraval from 1999 until it was united with the Diocese of Guaxupé
on 11 December 2002.
On 13 October 2004 he became Archbishop of Belém do Pará, and in 2007 was a delegate to the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin American and the Caribbean
.
Then on 27 February 2009 he was named Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, a post that usually leads to appointment as a cardinal
. Archbishop Tempesta took possession of the See on 19 April 2009, the fourth anniversary of the election
of Pope Benedict XVI
.
For this appointment Archbishop Tempesta may have to wait until his predecessor, Eusébio Scheid, approaches eighty, on reaching which age (on 8 December 2012) he loses his right to enter a conclave.
He received the pallium
from Pope Benedict on 29 June 2009, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
in Rome. http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vis/dinamiche/b0_en.htm
He was appointed to that office by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on 27 February 2009, and took possession of the See on 19 April 2009.
Tempesta was born in São José do Rio Pardo
São José do Rio Pardo
São José do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was founded by Colonel Antônio Marçal Nogueira de Barros on April 4, 1865. Nevertheless, since the town's saint, São José or Saint Joseph was celebrated on March 19, the accepted official date of the town foundation is...
, in the Diocese of São João da Boa Vista.
After completing his elementary and lower secondary-school studies in São José do Rio Pardo, he entered the Cistercian monastery of São Bernardo in the same city in 1967. He studied philosophy at the monastery of São Bento in São Paulo, and theology at the Salesian Theological Institute of Pius IX in São Paulo.
In 1984 he became Prior of his monastery, while also acting as Parish Priest of the Parish of São Roque, as Diocesan Coordinator of Communications and Pastoral Care, and as professor at the Coração de Maria institute in São João da Boa Vista. In September 1996, when the monastery of São Bernardo became an abbacy, he was elected the first abbot.
On 26 February 1997 he was appointed Bishop of São José do Rio Preto and received episcopal ordination on 25 April of that year. In addition he was Apostolic Administrator of the territorial abbacy
Territorial abbot
A territorial abbey is a type of particular church within the Roman Catholic Church.Normally an abbot is the superior of an abbey , and exercises authority over a religious family of monks. His authority extends only as far as the monastery's walls, or only to the monks who have taken their vows...
of Claraval from 1999 until it was united with the Diocese of Guaxupé
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé is a diocese located in the city of Guaxupé in the Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.-Special churches:*Minor Basilicas:**Basílica Nossa Senhora da Saúde, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais-Leadership:...
on 11 December 2002.
On 13 October 2004 he became Archbishop of Belém do Pará, and in 2007 was a delegate to the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin American and the Caribbean
Latin American Episcopal Conference
The Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano , also known as CELAM, is a conference of the Roman Catholic bishops of Latin America, created in 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
.
Then on 27 February 2009 he was named Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, a post that usually leads to appointment as a cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
. Archbishop Tempesta took possession of the See on 19 April 2009, the fourth anniversary of the election
Papal conclave, 2005
The Papal conclave of 2005 was convened as a result of the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005. After his death, the cardinals who were in Rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave to elect John Paul's successor. The conclave began on 18 April 2005 and ended on the following...
of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
.
For this appointment Archbishop Tempesta may have to wait until his predecessor, Eusébio Scheid, approaches eighty, on reaching which age (on 8 December 2012) he loses his right to enter a conclave.
He received the pallium
Pallium
The pallium is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the Pope, but for many centuries bestowed by him on metropolitans and primates as a symbol of the jurisdiction delegated to them by the Holy See. In that context it has always remained unambiguously...
from Pope Benedict on 29 June 2009, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, or the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June...
in Rome. http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vis/dinamiche/b0_en.htm
External links
- Archbishop Orani João Tempesta, catholic-hierarchy.org