Raymundo Damasceno Assis | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida | |
Archdiocese | Aparecida |
See | Aparecida |
Appointed | 28 July 2004 |
Installed | 25 August 2004 |
Term ended | 16 November 2016 |
Predecessor | Aloísio Lorscheider |
Successor | Orlando Brandes |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 19 March 1968 by Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista |
Consecration | 15 September 1986 by José Freire Falcão |
Created cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Raymundo Damasceno Assis 15 February 1937 Capela Nova, Brazil |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Raymundo Damasceno Assis (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁajˈmũdu damaˈsenu aˈsis]; born 15 February 1937) is a Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília from 1986 to 2004 and Archbishop of Aparecida from 2004 to 2016.