José Freire Falcão

José Freire Falcão (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒoˈzɛ ˈfɾej.ɾi fawˈkɐ̃w]; born 23 October 1925) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal and the former Archbishop of Brasília. He is also the current Cardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina since he was made a cardinal in 1988.

His Eminence Jose Freire Falcão
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília
Photograph taken on 9 March 2003.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Brasília
See	Brasília
Appointed	15 February 1984
Term ended	28 January 2004
Predecessor	José Newton de Almeida Baptista
Successor	João Braz de Aviz
Orders
Ordination	19 June 1949
Consecration	17 June 1967 by José de Medeiros Delgado
Created cardinal	28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	José Freire Falcão
Born	(1925-10-23) 23 October 1925 Ererê, Brazil
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1967) Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967) Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (1967-71) Archbishop of Teresina (1971-84) Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1987-91)
Motto	Servir em humildade
Coat of arms

Just six months short of turning 80 he served as one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.

References

External links

• "Falcão Card. José Freire". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
• José Falcão Freire
• Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by José Newton de Almeida Baptista	Archbishop of Brasília 15 February 1984 − 28 January 2004	Succeeded by João Braz de Aviz
Order of precedence
Preceded by Dias Toffoli as President of the Supreme Federal Court	Brazilian order of precedence 6th in line as Brazilian cardinal	Followed by Ministers of State