José Ivo Lorscheiter
José Ivo Lorscheiter (born December 7, 1927 in São José do Hortêncio , Brazil ; † March 5, 2007 in Santa Maria , Brazil) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop who was best known for his criticism of the Brazilian military regime.
Life
Ivo Lorscheiter came from a simple and religious family of German descent. After studying theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University , he received in the December 20, 1952 Rome , the ordination . After returning to Brazil, he first worked at the boys' seminar and later as a professor .
On November 12, 1965 he was by Pope Paul VI. appointed auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre and titular bishop of Tamada . He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Alfredo Vicente Scherer on March 6, 1966. Co- consecrators were his cousin Aloísio Lorscheider , Bishop of Santo Ângelo and later Cardinal, and Edmundo Luís Kunz , auxiliary bishop in Porto Alegre. His motto as bishop was "Nova et vetera" (New and Old).
On February 5, 1974, he was appointed Bishop of Santa Maria . Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation on March 24, 2004.
Lorscheiter was secretary of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil CNBB) from 1971 to 1979 and its president from 1979 to 1986. He was considered one of the most important representatives of the Church in Brazil.
During the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985, he repeatedly denounced human rights violations. Because of his advocacy of liberation theology , he came into conflict with the Vatican at times.
Ivo Lorscheiter died after a long illness of multiple organ failure at the age of 79.
Web links
- Entry on José Ivo Lorscheiter on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Obituary Ivo Lorscheiter (Diocese of Santa Maria) (Portuguese)
- Catholic news agency KNA: "Bishop Ivo Lorscheiter is dead" , March 6, 2007
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung: "Dom Ivo Lorscheiter - Bishop in Brazil" (PDF; 14 kB), April 4, 2000
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Erico Ferrari |
Bishop of Santa Maria 1974-2004 |
Helio Adelar Rubert |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorscheiter, José Ivo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Santa Maria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São José do Hortêncio , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 2007 |
| Place of death | Santa Maria , Brazil |