Career
He served as auxiliary bishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1998 till 2004, when he became archbishop of Belo Horizonte. In 2010 he also became bishop for the Brazilian ordinariate for the faithful of eastern rite. Born in Cocos, Oliveira de Azevedo was ordained to the priesthood on September 9, 1977, serving in Juiz de Fora.
On January 21, 1998, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of São Salvador da Bahia and titular bishop of Caliabria.
Oliveira de Azevedo received his episcopal consecration on the following May 10 from Lucas Cardinal Moreira Neves, archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, with the archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Clóvis Frainer, and the bishop of Luz, Eurico dos Santos Veloso, serving as co-consecrators. On January 28, 2004, he was appointed archbishop of Belo Horizonte.
He was installed on the following March 26. On July 28, 2010 he also became bishop for the Brazilian ordinariate for the faithful of eastern rite.
Roman Curia Brazilian Bishops conference Since 2003 Chairman of the commission for the Doctrine of the Faith 2007 Representative for the fifth general conference of the Latin American Episcopal Conference in Aparecida Chairman of region Leste 2 of the Brazilian Bishops conference He was principal consecrator of the following bishops: Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães Luis Gonzaga Féchio Wilson Luís Angotti Filho João Justino de Medeiros Silva He was principal co-consecrator of the following bishops: Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues José Francisco Rezende Dias Dominique Marie Jean Denis You João Carlos Petrini Josafá Menezes da Silva.