Odilo Pedro Scherer
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His Eminence Odilo Pedro Scherer |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo | |
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| See | São Paulo |
| Appointed | 21 March 2007 |
| Installed | 29 April 2007 |
| Predecessor | Cláudio Cardinal Hummes OFM |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale |
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| Ordination | 7 December 1976 by Armando Círio |
| Consecration | 2 February 2002 by Cláudio Cardinal Hummes OFM |
| Created Cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Odilo Pedro Scherer |
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21 September 1949 Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | In meam commemorationem (In the memory of me) |
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| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Odilo Pedro Scherer (Brazilian Portuguese: [oˈdʒilu ˈpedɾu ˈʃɛɾeɾ]; born September 21, 1949) is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of São Paulo, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007. In the international media, he was mentioned as a possible contender to succeed Benedict XVI, who resigned in 2013. Currently, he also holds the position of Grand-Chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), one of the largest and most prestigious universities of Brazil.
Scherer is German Brazilian and was born in Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul to Edwino and Francisca (née Steffens) Scherer. He is a nephew of the late Cardinal Archbishop of Porto Alegre Alfredo Scherer. The family of his father originated from the town of Tholey in the Saarland in Germany. His mother also descended from immigrants from Saarland.
After attending the minor and major seminaries in Curitiba, Scherer studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná and the Pontifical Gregorian University (from where he obtained his Doctorate of Sacred Theology in 1991) in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Armando Círio, OSI, on December 7, 1976.
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