Orlando Brandes

Orlando Brandes (born 13 April 1944) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Aparecida since 2017. He was Bishop of Joinville from 1994 to 2006 and Archbishop of Londrina from 2006 to 2016.

The Most Reverend Orlando Brandes
Archbishop of Aparecida
Orlando Brandes in the Mass of the Day of Our Lady of Aparecida in 2019.
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Aparecida
Province	São Paulo
Metropolis	Aparecida
See	Aparecida
Appointed	16 November 2016
Installed	21 January 2017
Predecessor	Raymundo Damasceno Assis
Orders
Ordination	6 July 1974
Consecration	5 June 1994 by João Oneres Marchiori
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Birth name	Orlando Brandes
Born	13 April 1944 Urubici, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Bishop of Joinville (1994–2006) Archbishop of Londrina (2006-2016)
Motto	Somos Operários de Deus (We are God's workers)
Coat of arms

Styles of Orlando Brandes
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Early life

Brandes was born on 13 April 1944 in Urubici, Brazil. He completed his primary and secondary studies in Urubici and Lages. He studied Philosophy in Curitiba, then did his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He did post-graduate studies in moral theology in Rome.[1]

Brandes was ordained priest on 6 July 1974 in Francisco Beltrão. As a priest, he exercised the following duties: Professor of Theology at the Institute of Theology of Santa Catarina; Rector of the Major Seminary in Florianópolis; Preacher of Spiritual Retreats; Director of the Institute of Theology of Santa Catarina; Member of the Ecclesiastical Court of Florianópolis; lecturer and preacher of missions.[1]

Bishop and archbishop

On 9 March 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed Brandes Bishop of Joinville. He received his episcopal ordination there on 5 June 1994[2] from Bishops João Oneres Marchiori, Eusebio Oscar Scheid, SCI and Gregório Warmeling. He was secretary of the south region of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.

On 10 May 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Brandes as Archbishop of Londrina.[1] where he was installed on 23 July.[2]

On 16 November 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Aparecida.[3] He was installed as Archbishop of Aparecida on 21 January 2017.[4] In October 12, 2019, during the Amazon Synod, he drew national attention for giving a sermon in Aparecida in a Morning Mass condemning what he saw as an "violent" and "unjust" right wing ideology, a "dragon of traditionialism" which he saw as "firing on the Pope [Francis], on the [Amazon] Synod, and the Second Vatican Council"[5] a few hours later, the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, known for being Political right, went to Mass in the National Shrine of Aparecida at 4 pm and read the biblical text as Reader.[6][7]

References

1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.05.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
2. "Arquidiocese – Arcebispo". Archdiocese of Aparecida (in Portuguese). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
3. "Rinunce e nomine, 16.11.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
4. Poliana, Lorena (21 January 2017). "Dom Orlando Brandes assume cargo de novo arcebispo de Aparecida, SP" (in Portuguese). G1 Vale do Paraíba e Região. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
5. "Aparecida recebe milhares de fiéis; Arcebispo fala em "direita violenta"". Abril. Exame. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
6. Bolsonaro faz leitura em missa em Aparecida presidida pelo arcebispo Dom Orlando Brandes
7. Jair Bolsonaro participa dos festejos da Padroeira do Brasil em Aparecida

External links

• "Arquidiocese – Arcebispo". Archdiocese of Aparecida (in Portuguese). 31 January 2017.