Cláudio Hummes
Cláudio Hummes, OFM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdʒu ˈʁum(i)s]; born Auri Alfonso Hummes; 8 August 1934 – 4 July 2022) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2006 to 2010. He was the Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and Archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006. He became a cardinal in 2001.
| His Eminence Cláudio Hummes OFM | |
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| Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy | |
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| See | São Paulo |
| Appointed | 31 October 2006 |
| Reign ended | 7 October 2010 |
| Predecessor | Darío Castrillón Hoyos |
| Successor | Mauro Piacenza |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana |
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| Ordination | 3 August 1958 |
| Consecration | 25 May 1975 by Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider |
| Created Cardinal | 21 February 2001 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Auri Alfonso Hummes |
| Born | 8 August 1934 Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Died | 4 July 2022 (aged 87) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Omnes Vos Fratres (Ye are all brothers) |
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Hummes died on 4 July 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil from lung cancer.[1] He was 87.[2]
References
- ↑ "Morre Cardeal Cláudio Hummes, franciscano que defendeu povos indígenas e influenciou escolha do nome do Papa". G1 (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ↑ Chu, Henry (2022-07-05) (in en-US). Brazilian Claudio Hummes, once viewed as possible first Latin American pope, dies at 87. https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-07-05/claudio-hummes-brazil-cardinal-dead. Retrieved 2022-07-05.