Cláudio Hummes, OFM (Portuguese pronunciation: born Auri Alfonso Hummes; 8 August 1934 – 4 July 2022) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2006 to 2010, having served as Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and Archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006. A member of the Order of Friars Minor and an outspoken proponent of social justice, he was made a cardinal in 2001.
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8 August 1934 Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Died |
4 July 2022 (aged 87) São Paulo, Brazil
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Zodiac | Leo |
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