Odilo Scherer

His Eminence

Odilo Pedro Scherer
His Eminence; Odilo Pedro Scherer
Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo
	Scherer on 16 September 2018.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	São Paulo
See	São Paulo
Appointed	21 March 2007
Installed	29 April 2007
Predecessor	Cláudio Cardinal Hummes O.F.M.
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale (2007-)
Orders
Ordination	7 December 1976; by Armando Círio
Consecration	2 February 2002; by Cláudio Hummes O.F.M.
Created cardinal	24 November 2007; by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Odilo Pedro Scherer; 21 September 1949 (age 74); Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (2001–07); Titular Bishop of Novi (2001–07); Secretary General of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference (2003-07);
Motto	In meam commemorationem ("In the memory of me")
Coat of arms

Odilo Pedro Scherer (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈdʒilu ˈpedɾu ˈʃɛɾeʁ]; born 21 September 1949) is a Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Since 2007 he has been the Archbishop of São Paulo, where he was auxiliary bishop from 2001 to 2007. From 1994 to 2001 he worked in Rome at the Congregation for Bishops.

He was made a cardinal in November 2007. In the international media, he was mentioned as a possible contender to succeed Benedict XVI in 2013.^[1] He has been Grand-Chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) since 2003.