Paulo Evaristo Arns
Paulo Arns OFM | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo | |
Paulo Evaristo Arns in 1982 | |
| See | São Paulo (Emeritus) |
| Appointed | 22 October 1970 |
| Installed | 1 November 1970 |
| Term ended | 9 April 1998 |
| Predecessor | Agnelo Rossi |
| Successor | Cláudio Hummes |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 November 1945 by José Pereira Alves |
| Consecration | 3 July 1966 by Agnelo Rossi |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paulo Evaristo Arns 14 September 1921 Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Died | 14 December 2016 (aged 95) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Motto | ex spe in spem |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Paulo Evaristo Arns | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | São Paulo (emeritus) |
Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu evaˈɾistu ˈaʁns]; 14 September 1921 – 14 December 2016) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of São Paulo from 1970 to 1998. He was named a cardinal in 1973 and later became protopriest. He was a member of the Order of Friars Minor.
His ministry began with a twenty-year academic career, and as Archbishop of Sao Paulo Archdiocese was a relentless opponent of Brazil's military dictatorship and its use of torture. He was also an advocate for the poor and a vocal defender of liberation theology. In his later years he openly criticized the way Pope John Paul II governed the Catholic Church through the Roman Curia and questioned his teaching on priestly celibacy and other issues.