Leomar Antônio Brustolin (born 15 August 1967) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been archbishop of Santa Maria since 2021. He was auxiliary bishop of

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from 2015 to 2021.

Biography

Leomar Antônio Brustolin was born in

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on 15 August 1967. He studied at the

University of Caxias do Sul The University of Caxias do Sul ( pt, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, UCS) is a higher education institution in the northeast region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has units in the cities of Caxias do Sul, Bento Gonçalves, Vacaria, Canela, Far ...

and at the

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS) is a private non-profit Catholic university. With campuses in the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre and Viamão, it is the ...

. He was ordained a priest on 20 December 1992. From 1992 to 2001 he was parish vicar of Saint Teresa, at the diocesan cathedral of Caxias do Sul. From 1993 to 2014, he was director of the theology course for the laity of the dioceses of Caxias do Sur. On 7 January 2015,

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appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre and titular bishop of

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. He was ordained a bishop on 25 March by Archbishop

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. On 22 June, he was appointed a member of the Episcopal Pastoral Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith of the

Episcopal Conference of Brazil The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Portuguese: Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil, CNBB) brings together the Catholic Bishops of Brazil, as the Code of Canon Law, "jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the fait ...

(C.N.B.B.). On 2 June 2021, Pope Francis appointed him archbishop of Santa Maria. He was installed there on 15 August, his birthday, at the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brustolin, Leomar Antônio 1967 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Brazil People from Caxias do Sul Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Porto Alegre Bishops appointed by Pope Francis Roman Catholic archbishops of Santa Maria Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishops