Paulo Evaristo Arns


Paulo Arns

OFM
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo
Paulo Evaristo Arns in 1982
SeeSão Paulo (Emeritus)
Appointed22 October 1970
Installed1 November 1970
Term ended9 April 1998
PredecessorAgnelo Rossi
SuccessorCláudio Hummes
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (1966–1970)
  • Titular Bishop of Respecta (1966–1970)
Orders
Ordination30 November 1945
by José Pereira Alves
Consecration3 July 1966
by Agnelo Rossi
Created cardinal5 March 1973
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Paulo Evaristo Arns

(1921-09-14)14 September 1921
Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died14 December 2016(2016-12-14) (aged 95)
São Paulo, Brazil
Mottoex spe in spem
Coat of armsPaulo Arns's coat of arms
Styles of
Paulo Evaristo Arns
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSão Paulo (emeritus)

Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu evaˈɾistu ˈaʁns]; 14 September 1921 – 14 December 2016) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was made a cardinal and the Archbishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI, and later became cardinal protopriest. His ministry began with a twenty-year academic career, but when charged with responsibility for the Sao Paulo Archdiocese he proved a relentless opponent of Brazil's military dictatorship and its use of torture as well as 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.