João Braz de Aviz

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João Braz de Aviz is a Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church known for leading the Vatican office responsible for religious orders and institutes of consecrated life.

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João Braz de Aviz canonical 4

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instanceOf Brazilian person
Catholic cardinal
Roman Catholic prelate
cardinal
curial cardinal
appointedAsPrefectOfCongregationForInstitutesOfConsecratedLifeAndSocietiesOfApostolicLifeBy Pope Benedict XVI
birthDate 1947-04-24
birthPlace Mafra, Santa Catarina, Brazil
cardinalCreationConsistoryDate 2012-02-18
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina
consecratedBy Carmine Rocco
consecrationDate 1994-05-31
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
createdCardinalBy Pope Benedict XVI
educatedAt Major Seminary of Curitiba
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Lateran University
endTimeAsArchbishopOfBrasília 2011
familyName Braz de Aviz
fieldOfWork consecrated life
religious life governance
givenName João
honorificPrefix His Eminence
knownFor leadership of the Vatican office for religious orders and institutes of consecrated life
promoting dialogue with religious institutes
languageSpoken Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
memberOf College of Cardinals
Roman Curia
name João Braz de Aviz self-link
occupation Catholic priest
bishop
cardinal
theologian
ordainedBy Clemente Isnard
ordinationDate 1972-11-26
participatedIn 2013 papal conclave
2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis
partOf Latin Rite
positionHeld Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
previousPositionHeld Archbishop of Brasília
Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória
Bishop of Ponta Grossa
Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta Grossa
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
startTimeAsArchbishopOfBrasília 2004
startTimeAsPrefectOfCongregationForInstitutesOfConsecratedLifeAndSocietiesOfApostolicLife 2011-01-04
title Cardinal
Prefect of a Vatican dicastery

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João Braz de Aviz name João Braz de Aviz self-link
Braz de Aviz name João Braz de Aviz
Mafra, Santa Catarina, Brazil birthplaceOf João Braz de Aviz