Cláudio Hummes
His Eminence Cláudio Hummes OFM | |
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| Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy | |
| See | São Paulo |
| Appointed | 31 October 2006 |
| Term ended | 7 October 2010 |
| Predecessor | Darío Castrillón Hoyos |
| Successor | Mauro Piacenza |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 August 1958 by João Resende Costa |
| Consecration | 25 May 1975 by Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Auri Alfonso Hummes 8 August 1934 Batinga Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Died | 4 July 2022 (aged 87) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Omnes Vos Fratres (We are all brothers) |
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Cláudio Hummes OFM (Brazilian 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, having served as Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and Archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006. A member of the Order of Friars Minor and an outspoken proponent of social justice, he was made a cardinal in 2001.