José Freire Falcão

His Eminence

Jose Freire Falcão
His Eminence; Jose Freire Falcão
Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília
	Photograph taken on 9 March 2003.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Brasília
See	Brasília
Appointed	15 February 1984
Term ended	28 January 2004
Predecessor	José Newton de Almeida Baptista
Successor	João Braz de Aviz
Orders
Ordination	19 June 1949
Consecration	17 June 1967; by José de Medeiros Delgado
Created cardinal	28 June 1988; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	José Freire Falcão
Born	23 October 1925 (age 95); Ererê, Brazil
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1967); Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967); Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967-71); Archbishop of Teresina (1971-84); Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1987-91);
Motto	Servir em humildade
Coat of arms

José Freire Falcão (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒoˈzɛ ˈfɾej.ɾi fawˈkɐ̃w]; born 23 October 1925) is a Brazilian Catholic cardinal and the former Archbishop of Brasília. He is also the current Cardinal Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina since he was made a cardinal in 1988.

Six months short of turning 80 he served as one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.

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"Falcão Card. José Freire". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
José Falcão Freire
Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Titular see created	— TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Vardimissa 24 April 1967 – 19 August 1967	Succeeded by Bruno-Augustin Hippel
Preceded by Aureliano de Matos	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte 19 August 1967 – 25 November 1971	Succeeded by Pompeu Bezerra Bessa
Preceded by Avelar Brandão Vilela	Archbishop of Teresina 25 November 1971 – 15 February 1984	Succeeded by Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
Preceded by José Newton de Almeida Baptista	Archbishop of Brasília 15 February 1984 − 28 January 2004	Succeeded by João Braz de Aviz
Preceded by Clemente José Carlos de Gouvea Isnard	Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council 1987 – 1991	Succeeded by Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela
Preceded by Antonio Poma	Cardinal Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina 28 June 1988 –	Incumbent
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Preceded by Luiz Fux as President of the Supreme Federal Court	Brazilian order of precedence 6th in line as Brazilian cardinal	Followed by Ministers of State

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His Eminence Jose Freire Falcão
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília
Photograph taken on 9 March 2003.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Brasília
See	Brasília
Appointed	15 February 1984
Term ended	28 January 2004
Predecessor	José Newton de Almeida Baptista
Successor	João Braz de Aviz
Orders
Ordination	19 June 1949
Consecration	17 June 1967 by José de Medeiros Delgado
Created cardinal	28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	José Freire Falcão
Born	(1925-10-23) 23 October 1925 (age 95) Ererê, Brazil
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1967) Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967) Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967-71) Archbishop of Teresina (1971-84) Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1987-91)
Motto	Servir em humildade
Coat of arms