Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão

Biography Dom. Gregório Leozírio Ben Lâmed da Paixão Neto was born in Aracaju, Brazil, on 3 November 1964. He attended the Benedictine monastery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There, He carried out his studies in philosophy and theology. In 1986 he gave his religious vows as the Benedictine monk, and in March 1993 he was ordained priest. He holds a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology from University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

He has served as Master of novices and prior of the Benedictine Monastery of Bahia; Director of the Colégio São Bento in Salvador-BA; Professor and director of the São Bento Faculty in Salvador-BA; Member of the Economic Board of the archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.

On 7 June 2006 he was appointed titular bishop of Fico and auxiliary of São Salvador da Bahia by Pope Benedict XVI, and received episcopal ordination on 29 July 2006. On 10 October 2012 he was transferred to Petrópolis as bishop. On 11 October 2023, Pope Francis named him as metropolitan archbishop of Fortaleza. His installation was held in December 2023.