João Braz de Aviz, Brazilian cardinal

João Braz de Aviz

Brazilian Catholic cardinal (born 1947)

João Braz de Aviz is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 2011 to 2025. He began his career working for twenty years as a parish priest and seminary teacher.…