Alfredo Scherer
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Alfredo Vicente Scherer (5 February 1903–9 March 1996) was a German-Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Brazil from 1946 to 1996, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.
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Archbishop of Porto Alegre | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Porto Alegre |
See | Porto Alegre |
Appointed | 30 December 1946 |
Installed | 23 February 1947 |
Retired | 29 August 1981 |
Predecessor | João Batista Becker |
Successor | João Colling |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969-96) |
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Ordination | 3 April 1926 by Basilio Pompili |
Consecration | 23 February 1947 by Carlo Chiarlo |
Created cardinal | 28 April 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Alfredo Vicente Scherer (1903-02-05)5 February 1903 |
Died | 8 March 1996(1996-03-08) (aged 93) Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Buried | Porto Alegre Cathedral |
Parents | Pedro Scherer Anna Opermann |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1946) Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre Vice-President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (1968-70) President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (1970-71) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Evangelizare misit me |
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