José Cardoso Sobrinho
José Cardoso Sobrinho OCarm (born 30 June 1933, in Caruaru) is the Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
The Most Reverend José Cardoso Sobrinho | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife | |
| See | Olinda e Recife |
| Installed | 2 March 1985 |
| Term ended | 1 August 2009 |
| Predecessor | Hélder Câmara |
| Successor | Antônio Fernando Saburido |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Paracatu |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 April 1957 |
| Consecration | 27 May 1979 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | In obsequio Jesu Christi |
He joined the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in 1957 and was appointed bishop of Paracatu in 1979. Sobrinho is the successor of Hélder Câmara and had been tasked with undoing the influence of liberation theology in that region of Brazil.
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