Paulo Evaristo Arns

His Eminence Paulo Arns OFM
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo
Paulo Evaristo Arns in 1982
See	São Paulo (Emeritus)
Appointed	22 October 1970
Installed	1 November 1970
Term ended	9 April 1998
Predecessor	Agnelo Rossi
Successor	Cláudio Hummes
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana
Orders
Ordination	30 November 1945 by José Pereira Alves
Consecration	3 July 1966 by Agnelo Rossi
Created cardinal	5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921-09-14)14 September 1921 Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died	14 December 2016(2016-12-14) (aged 95) São Paulo, Brazil
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (1966–1970) Titular Bishop of Respecta (1966–1970)
Motto	ex spe in spem
Coat of arms

Styles of Paulo Evaristo Arns
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	São Paulo (emeritus)

Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu evaˈɾistu ˈaʁns]; 14 September 1921 – 14 December 2016) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was made a cardinal and the Archbishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI, and later became cardinal protopriest. His ministry began with a twenty-year academic career, but when charged with responsibility for the Sao Paulo Archdiocese he proved a relentless opponent of Brazil's military dictatorship and its use of torture as well as an advocate for the poor and a vocal defender of liberation theology. In his later years he openly criticized the way Pope John Paul II governed the Catholic Church through the Roman Curia and questioned his teaching on priestly celibacy and other issues.