Leonardo Ulrich Steiner | |
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| Archbishop of Manaus | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 27 November 2019 |
| Installed | 31 January 2020 |
| Predecessor | Sérgio Eduardo Castriani |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio ad Acilia (2022–present) |
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| Ordination | 21 January 1978 by Paulo Evaristo Arns |
| Consecration | 16 April 2005 by Paulo Evaristo Arns |
| Created cardinal | 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1950 Forquilhinha, Brazil |
| Motto | Verbum caro factum |
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| Styles of Leonardo Ulrich Steiner | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Leonardo Ulrich Steiner OFM (born 6 November 1950) is a Brazilian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Manaus since 2020. A member of the Order of Friars Minor since 1976 and a bishop since 2005, he was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Brasília from 2011 to 2019.
On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made Steiner a cardinal, the first from the Amazon region.[1]
- ^ Maisonnave, Fabiano; Winfield, Nicole (1 July 2022). "Brazilian archbishop set to make history as first cardinal from Amazon rainforest". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.