Alfredo Scherer
Alfredo Vicente Scherer (5 February 1903–9 March 1996) was a German-Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Brazil from 1946 to 1996, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.
Alfredo Scherer | |
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| Archbishop of Porto Alegre | |
Cardinal Scherer (left) with Cardinal Eugênio Salles in 1971. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Porto Alegre |
| See | Porto Alegre |
| Appointed | 30 December 1946 |
| Installed | 23 February 1947 |
| Retired | 29 August 1981 |
| Predecessor | João Batista Becker |
| Successor | João Colling |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969-96) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 April 1926 by Basilio Pompili |
| Consecration | 23 February 1947 by Carlo Chiarlo |
| Created cardinal | 28 April 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfredo Vicente Scherer 5 February 1903 Bom Princípio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Died | 8 March 1996 (aged 93) Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Buried | Porto Alegre Cathedral |
| Parents | Pedro Scherer Anna Opermann |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1946) Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre Vice-President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (1968-70) President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (1970-71) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Evangelizare misit me |
| Coat of arms | |
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