Cristiano G. Borro Barbosa

Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa (born October 11, 1976) is a Brazilian-born Catholic prelate who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Boston since 2023.

Biography

Early life Barbosa was born in Adamantina, Brazil, on October 11, 1976, to Antonio Dias Barbosa and Maria do Carmo Borro. He attended primary and secondary schools in Adamantina. Barbosa then enrolled in 2007 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, receiving a Master of Psychology degree.

Priesthood Barbosa was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Bauru in Brazil on December 22, 2007, by , Bishop of Bauru. His doctoral dissertation was titled "Speaking rightly about Christian hope and the resurrection of the body".

The archdiocese in 2019 assigned Barbosa as parochial vicar of two Cambridge parishes, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Francis of Assisi, and then of three parishes in Lowell in 2019/20: Holy Family, Immaculate Conception, and Saint Anthony of Padua. In 2020, Barbosa joined the faculties of the Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston and of Saint John's Seminary in Boston. On May 30, 2023, Cardinal Séan O'Malley appointed Barbosa as episcopal vicar for the central region of the archdiocese. This made him a member of the "cardinal's cabinet", of the priests' council, and of the archdiocesan board of consultors. He was also named secretary for evangelization and discipleship.

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Pope Francis appointed Barbosa as an auxiliary bishop of Boston on December 9, 2023. He was consecrated on February 3, 2024 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston by O'Malley . His appointment made him the second youngest bishop in the United States and the second native Brazilian.