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The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Portuguese: Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil, CNBB) is a group of the Catholic Bishops of Brazil formed under the Code of Canon Law.cite-ref-1[1]

All diocesan bishops in Brazil belong to CNBB along with coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops and other titular Bishops who exercise in the same territory a special charge, entrusted by the Apostolic See or by the Conference of Bishops.cite-ref-2[2]

The CNBB was founded on October 14, 1952, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The headquarters moved to Brasília in 1977.

• Organization

• Presidents

• See also

• References

• External links

The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has the following groups:

• General Assembly

• Regional Councils

• Permanent Council

• Episcopal Commissions

• Presidency CNBB

• Economic and Fiscal Councils

• CONSEP

• Bound Bodies

• General Secretariat

• National Advisors

• Cardinal Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta, 1952–1958

• Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara, 1958–1964

• Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, 1964–1971

• Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, 1971–1979

• Ivo Lorscheiter, 1979–1987

• Luciano Mendes de Almeida, 1987–1995

• Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves OP, 1995–1998

• Jayme Henrique Chemello, 1998–2003

• Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, 2003–2007

• Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, 2007–2011

• Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis, 2011–2015

• Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, 2015–2019

• Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, 2019–2023

• Cardinal Jaime Spengler O.F.M, 2023–present

• Catholic Church in Brazil

cite-note-11. ↑ Can. 447

cite-note-22. ↑ Cf. can. 450

• Official website