Raymundo Damasceno Assis


Raymundo Damasceno Assis
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida
ArchdioceseAparecida
SeeAparecida
Appointed28 July 2004
Installed25 August 2004
Term ended16 November 2016
PredecessorAloísio Lorscheider
SuccessorOrlando Brandes
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (1986–2004)
  • Titular Bishop of Nova Petra (1986–2004)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1968
by Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista
Consecration15 September 1986
by José Freire Falcão
Created cardinal20 November 2010
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Raymundo Damasceno Assis

(1937-02-15) 15 February 1937 (age 87)
Capela Nova, Brazil
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsRaymundo Damasceno Assis's coat of arms

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.