Most of the Brazilian cardinals who vote for the conclave are already in Rome

Four of the seven Brazilian cardinals who are entitled to vote in the conclave are already in Rome on Wednesday (23). They participate in farewell ceremonies of Pope Francis and the Vatican Conclave himself in the coming days.

Sources in the Catholic Church said CNN Which are in Rome the cardinals Jaime Spengler, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Orani João Tempesta, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio da Rocha, Archbishop of Salvador, and João Braz de Aviz, who has a position in the Vatican.

Jaime Spengler, who is president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), recorded video on Wednesday in which he claims to be staying at the Pio Brasileiro College in Rome and reports the sequence of farewell events from Pope Francis in which he will participate. (See below)

With respect to the three other cardinals, the CNN It found that the Archbishop of São Paulo, Odilo Pedro Scherer, is already in flight towards Rome. The Archbishop of Brasilia, Paulo Cezar Costa embarks on Thursday (24), at 11am.

Manaus Archbishop, Leonardo Steiner, according to Fontes, has not yet reserved the ticket to go to Italy and has not expected to arrive.

The Vatican has not yet officially reported the calendar of honors and the conclave, but the Brazilian cardinals are organized to arrive in time of the Mass of Fine, which should be held over the weekend, marking the end of the funeral.

Next week, the Vatican should hold the General Congregation, a meeting in which the cardinals discuss the direction the church should take.

The canonical norm states that the conclave needs to start up to 20 days after the Pope’s wake.

Learn below the Brazilian cardinals who will participate in the conclave:

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer

• Archdiocese of São Paulo (SP)
• Birth: 09/21/1949
• Age: 75
• City of origin: Cerro Largo (RS)
• Named Cardinal by: Bento XVI

Cardinal João Braz de Aviz

• Emeritus of Brasilia (DF) and the Congregation for Consecrated Life – Vatican
• Birth: 24/04/1947
• Age: 77
• City of origin: Mafra (SC)
• Named Cardinal by: Bento XVI

Cardinal Orani João Tempesta

• Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
• Birth: 06/23/1950
• Age: 74
• City of origin: São José do Rio Pardo (SP)
• Named Cardinal by: Francisco

Cardeal Sergio da Rocha

• Archdiocese of Salvador (BA)
• Birth: 10/21/1959
• Age: 65
• City of origin: Matão (SP)
• Named Cardinal by: Francisco

Cardinal Paulo Cezar Costa

• Archdiocese of Brasilia (DF)
• Birth: 07/20/1967
• Age: 57
• City of origin: Valença (RJ)
• Named Cardinal by: Francisco

Cardinal Leonardo Steiner

• Archdiocese of Manaus (AM)
• Birth: 6/11/1950
• Age: 74
• City of origin: Forquilhinha (SC)
• Named Cardinal by: Francisco

Cardinal Jaime Spengler

• Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (RS)
• Birth: 06/09/1960
• Age: 64
• City of origin: Gaspar (SC)
• Named Cardinal by: Francisco

This content was originally published in most Brazilian cardinals who vote for the conclave are already in Rome on the CNN Brazil website.

Source: CNN Brasil