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Lucas Moreira Neves | |
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Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 25 June 1998 |
Term ended | 16 September 2000 |
Predecessor | Bernardin Gantin |
Successor | Giovanni Battista Re |
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Ordination | 9 July 1950 by Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral |
Consecration | 26 August 1967 by Agnelo Rossi |
Created cardinal | 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest (1988–98) Cardinal-Bishop (1998–2002) |
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Born | Lucas Moreira Neves 16 September 1925 |
Died | 8 September 2002 Rome, Italy | (aged 76)
Motto | De luce vigilo |
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Styles of Lucas Moreira Neves | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (suburbicarian see) |
Lucas Moreira Neves O.P. (16 September 1925 – 8 September 2002) was a Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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