Eusébio Scheid
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Eusébio Scheid | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 25 July 2001 |
| Installed | 22 September 2001 |
| Term ended | 27 February 2009 |
| Predecessor | Eugênio de Araújo Sales |
| Successor | Orani João Tempesta |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio (2003-) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 July 1960 by Inácio João Dal Monte |
| Consecration | 1 May 1981 by Carmine Rocco |
| Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eusébio Oscar Scheid 8 December 1932 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Deus é bom |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Eusébio Scheid | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Rio de Janeiro |
Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.J. (born 8 December 1932) is a Brazilian Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Rio de Janeiro.
Biography
Born in Bom Retiro, Joaçaba, Brazil, to Alberto Reinaldo Scheid and Rosália Joana Scheid, he studied at the Dehonian Fathers' seminary; he earned a doctorate of Sacred Theology in Christology and was ordained a priest in Rome on 3 July 1960. He taught dogmatic theology and liturgy in Brazil until on 11 February 1981 he was appointed Bishop of São José dos Campos and consecrated on 1 May 1981.
Appointed Archbishop of Florianópolis on 23 January 1991, he served in that post for ten years before being named Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and Ordinary for Eastern-Rite faithful resident in Brazil, on 25 July 2001. He officially took over the diocese of Rio de Janeiro on 22 September 2001. In South America, Scheid also served as President of South Region IV of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference and Counsellor of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (as of 25 November 2002).
Pope John Paul II elevated Scheid to the Cardinalate in the consistory of 21 October 2003, the last one held by the late pope, granting him the title of Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio.
Honors and awards
- Santos Dumont Medal (19 September 2002)
- Honorary citizen of the Rio de Janeiro State — conferred by the State's Legislative Assembly on 19 August 2002
- Aeronautical Medal of Honor (23 October 2002)
- The Collar of Judiciary Honor – conferred by the Rio de Janeiro State Judiciary on 8 December 2002
- Pedro Ernesto Medal – conferred by the Rio de Janeiro City Council on 10 September 2003
- Motion of Honor from the Niterói City Council, in honor of his Cardinalate, on 8 October 2003
- Vote of Applause from the Senate of Brazil, in honor of his appointment to the Cardinalate, on 7 October 2003
- Motion of Admiration and Congratulation from the Rio de Janeiro City Council, in honor of his appointment to the Cardinalate, on 30 October 2003
2005 Conclave
In the months during which the health of Pope John Paul II failed, Cardinal Scheid spoke in favor of having an African pope, which many interpreted as support for an eventual candidacy of Francis Arinze.
En route to the conclave, Cardinal Scheid told an interviewer that he did not think of Brazilian president President Lula as a "true Catholic", but rather "chaotic", since Lula self-identifies as Catholic but does not practice his faith. Lula responded that he was indeed a Catholic and that his relationship with God was of a very personal nature. Asked the same question, Cardinal Cláudio Hummes said that Lula was "Catholic in his own way"; Scheid declined to comment further.
References
External links
- "Scheid Card. Eusébio Oscar, S.C.I." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- Biography at catholic-pages.com
