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Known for
- The Papal Candidates – Who is running for election? — Self2025
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Key facts
- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Archdiocese
- São Paulo
- See
- São Paulo
- Appointed
- 21 March 2007
- Installed
- 29 April 2007
- Predecessor
- Cláudio Hummes
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale (2007–)
- Previous posts
- Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (2001–07) Titular Bishop of Novi (2001–07) Secretary General of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (2003–07)
- Ordination
- 7 December 1976, by Armando Círio
- Consecration
- 2 February 2002, by Cláudio Hummes
- Created cardinal
- 24 November 2007, by Pope Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- Otto Pedro Scherer , ( 1949-09-21 ) 21 September 1949 (age 76) , Cerro Largo , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Motto
- In meam commemorationem ("In memory of me")
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Scherer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Cerro Largo
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- apostolic administrator
- Educated at
- Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2025 conclave
- Image
- Dom Odilo Scherer, October 2024 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Odilo Scherer
- date of birth
- 1949-09-21
- consecrator
- Anuar Battisti
- ethnic group
- Brazilians
- name in native language
- Odilo Pedro Scherer
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Encyclopedic overview
Odilo Pedro Scherer ( Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈdʒilu ˈpedɾu ˈʃɛɾeʁ]; born Otto Pedro Scherer; 21 September 1949) is a Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Since 2007 he has been the Archbishop of São Paulo, where he was auxiliary bishop from 2001 to 2007. From 1994 to 2001 he worked in the Roman Curia at the Congregation for Bishops.
Pope Benedict XVI made him a cardinal in 2007. Scherer was mentioned in the international media as a possible contender to succeed Benedict in 2013. When, in 2024, Scherer submitted his resignation as required at the age of 75, Pope Francis asked him to serve for two more years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odilo Scherer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.