Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti


Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti
Cardinal, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro
Cardinal Arcoverde; portrait by Almeida Júnior
ArchdioceseRio de Janeiro
ProvinceRio de Janeiro
In office24 August 1897 - 18 April 1930
PredecessorJoão Fernando Santiago Esberard
SuccessorSebastião da Silveira Cintra
Orders
Created cardinalDecember 11, 1905
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
Born(1850-01-17)January 17, 1850
DiedApril 18, 1930(1930-04-18) (aged 80)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti's coat of arms
Styles of
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

Cardinal Dom Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (January 17, 1850 – April 18, 1930) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro from 1897 to 1930. He was made a cardinal in 1905, the first cardinal born in Latin America.