Avelar Brandão Vilela
Avelar Brandão Vilela | |
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| Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia | |
The then-archbishop pictured in 1968. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | São Salvador da Bahia |
| See | São Salvador da Bahia |
| Appointed | 25 March 1971 |
| Term ended | 19 December 1986 |
| Predecessor | Eugênio de Araújo Sales |
| Successor | Lucas Moreira Neves |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio (1973-86) Primate of Brazil (1980-86) |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Petrolina (1946-55) Archbishop of Teresina (1955-71) Vice-President of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (1964-68; 1971-74) Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1965-66) President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1966-72) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 October 1935 by Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira |
| Consecration | 27 October 1946 by José Tomas Gomes da Silva |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Avelar Brandão Vilela 13 June 1912 |
| Died | 19 December 1986 (aged 74) São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil |
| Buried | São Salvador da Bahia Cathedral |
| Motto | De plentitudine Christi |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Avelar Brandão Vilela | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | São Salvador da Bahia |
Avelar Brandão Vilela (June 13, 1912 – December 19, 1986) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1971 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.