| Type: | Archbishop |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
| Jaime Spengler | |
| Archbishop of Porto Alegre | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese: | Porto Alegre |
| See: | Porto Alegre |
| Appointed: | 18 September 2013 |
| Term Start: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Enthroned: | 15 November 2013 |
| Began: | 15 November 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Dadeus Grings |
| Other Post: | President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (since 2023) |
| Ordination: | 17 November 1990 |
| Consecration: | 5 February 2011 |
| Consecrated By: | Lorenzo Baldisseri |
| Birth Name: | Jaime Spengler |
| Birth Date: | 1960 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gaspar, Santa Catarina |
| Previous Post: | Titular bishop of Patara (2010-2013) Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (2010-2013) |
| Motto: | In Cruce Gloriari |
| Coat Of Arms: | Brasao dom jaime.png |
| Ordained By: | Quirino Adolfo Schmitz |
| Honorific Suffix: | OFM |
Jaime Spengler, OFM (born 6 September 1960), is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Porto Alegre since 2013. He has also served as president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) since 2023. He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor.
Pope Francis plans to make him a cardinal on 7 December 2024.
Jaime Spengler was born on 6 September 1960, in the city of Gaspar, in the state of Santa Catarina. He is the first child among the four children of his parents.[1] He later joined the Order of Friars Minor and was ordained a Catholic priest.
On 10 November 2010, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as titular bishop of Patara and auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre.[2]
On 15 August 2012, Archbishop Dadeus Grings appointed him as Attorney and Treasurer of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. Pope Francis appointed him archbishop of the Porto Alegre on 18 September 2013.[3] On 29 March 2014, Pope Francis named him a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. On 1 June 2022, Pope Francis named him a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
On 25 June 2011, he became a member of the Episcopal Pastoral Commission for Ordained Ministries and Consecrated Life of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (CNBB).
On 23 April 2015, he was elected President of the CNBB South Regional 3 for the 2015–2019 term.[4] On 24 April 2023, during the 60th General Assembly of the CNBB, he was elected president of the entity for the 2023–2027 term.[5]
On 6 October 2024, Pope Francis announced he plans to make Spengler a cardinal on 8 December,[6] a date that was later changed to 7 December.[7]