Aloísio Lorscheider
Aloísio Leo Arlindo Cardinal Lorscheider OFM (born October 8, 1924 in Estrela , Brazil , † December 23, 2007 in Porto Alegre ) was Archbishop of Aparecida . Before that he was Archbishop of Fortaleza for 22 years .
Life
Aloísio Lorscheider, son of the German immigrants Joseph and Veronica Lorscheider, entered the seminary of the Franciscans of Taquari at the age of nine and received his school education there. He then moved to Divinópolis , where he studied philosophy and Catholic theology . On December 1, 1942, he was accepted as a novice of the Franciscans, and on August 22, 1946, he made solemn profession . On August 22, 1948, he received the sacrament of ordination .
Lorscheider then taught for two years mathematics , German and Latin at the Seminary of Taquiri before him his superior to Rome at the Pontifical University Antonianum sent (Pontificio Ateneo Antonianum), where he in 1952 as a doctor of Catholic Theology, doctorate was. After his return to Brazil, Lorscheider taught at the Franciscan seminary in Divinópolis until 1958 and published numerous essays and specialist articles. From 1958 to 1962 he was a lecturer at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome. During this time he also took care of several Catholic youth associations.
On February 3, 1962 he was by Pope John XXIII. appointed first bishop of the newly established diocese of Santo Ângelo in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul . On May 20th of the same year he received the episcopal ordination through Alfredo Vicente Cardinal Scherer . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Caxias , Benedito Zorzi , and the Bishop of Uruguaiana , Luiz Felipe de Nadal .
He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father. On March 26, 1973 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza .
Pope Paul VI accepted him on May 24, 1976 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Pietro in Montorio in the college of cardinals . Lorscheider became known for his great pastoral commitment and his high theological education, with which he achieved a great reputation within the Brazilian Bishops' Conference , which he finally led from 1971 to 1979. From 1973 to 1979 he was also President of the Latin American Bishops' Conference CELAM and from 1975/75 President of Caritas International .
On July 12, 1995, at the age of 70, he was appointed Archbishop of Aparecida in the state of São Paulo , the most important place of pilgrimage in Brazil. On January 28, 2004, his resignation was granted by Pope John Paul II . On December 23, 2007 he died at the age of 83 in Porto Alegre after a serious illness.
His cousin was José Ivo Lorscheiter (1927-2007), from 1974 to 2004 Bishop of Santa Maria .
Act
Lorscheider was a liberation theologian and was referred to as the "Archbishop of the poor and disenfranchised" because of his social commitment. During the council he was one of the first to sign the Catacomb Pact . He derived the obligation to social-political engagement and to work for human rights from the Christian faith. Lorscheider was treated as papabile by the media in the two papal elections in August and October 1978 .
On the sidelines of the Katholikentag 1984 in Munich, Lorscheider replied to the question what expectations the Latin American Church had of the German: “Is your country, your economy oppressing other nations? That is the [...] question that the poor in Latin America ask of you Christians in Germany. It is a duty of Christian solidarity to prevent this exploitation in the future. "
Web links
- Lorscheider, OFM, Aloísio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed March 10, 2017.
- Entry on Aloísio Lorscheider on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 10, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lorscheider, OFM, Aloísio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website , English)
- ^ Aloisio Lorscheider - a cardinal held hostage , Berliner Zeitung , March 17, 1994
- ↑ The poor have converted me ( Memento of January 4, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), Michael Herkenrath, 1-1999
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Santo Ângelo 1962–1973 |
Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz |
| José de Medeiros Delgado |
Archbishop of Fortaleza 1973–1995 |
Cláudio Cardinal Hummes OFM |
| Geraldo María de Morais Penido |
Archbishop of Aparecida 1995-2004 |
Raymundo Cardinal Damasceno Assis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorscheider, Aloísio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lorscheider, Aloísio Leo Arlindo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian theologian, Archbishop of Aparecida and Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Estrela , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 2007 |
| Place of death | Porto Alegre |