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Jose Freire Falcão | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília | |
 Falcão, 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 |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 June 1949 |
| Consecration | 17 June 1967 by José de Medeiros Delgado |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1988 byPope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Freire Falcão 23 October 1925 Ererê, Brazil |
| Died | 26 September 2021(2021-09-26) (aged 95) Brasília, Brazil |
| Motto | Servir em humildade |
| Coat of arms |  |
José Freire Falcão (Brazilian Portuguese:[ʒoˈzɛˈfɾejɾifawˈkɐ̃w]; 23 October 1925 – 26 September 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of theCatholic Church who was archbishop ofBrasília from 1984 to 2004. He was created acardinal in 1988.
José Freire Falcão was born on 23 October 1925, inErerê in the state ofCeará. He entered the seminary inFortaleza at the age of 14. He was ordained a priest on 19 June 1949.
He was teaching at the seminary and leading the diocesan liturgy commission when, on 24 April 1967,Pope Paul VI named him titular bishop of Vardimissa and bishop coadjutor ofLimoeiro do Norte.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 17 June and succeeded as bishop on 19 August.[citation needed] He was transferred to theArchdiocese of Teresina on 25 November 1971.[2]
Pope John Paul II appointed him archbishop ofBrasília on 15 February 1984 and created him a cardinal on 28 June 1988, assigning him as a cardinal priest toSan Luca a Via Prenestina.
He retired as archbishop of Brasília upon the appointment of his successor on 28 January 2004.[3]
He was one of thecardinal electors who participated in the2005 papal conclave that electedPope Benedict XVI.[4]
On 17 September 2021, Falcão was admitted to hospital as a precaution after being diagnosed withCOVID-19.[5] On 24 September, the Archdiocese of Brasília announced Falcão's health had deteriorated, that he was intubated and in grave condition after suffering kidney and respiratory complications.[6] He died from complications of the virus on 26 September 2021, at the age of 95.[4] His FuneralMass and burial in the crypt of the cathedral took place the next day.[7]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Titular see created | — TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Vardimissa 24 April 1967 – 19 August 1967 | Succeeded by Bruno-Augustin Hippel |
| Preceded by Aureliano de Matos | Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte 19 August 1967 – 25 November 1971 | Succeeded by Pompeu Bezerra Bessa |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Teresina 25 November 1971 – 15 February 1984 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by José Newton de Almeida Baptista | Archbishop of Brasília 15 February 1984 − 28 January 2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Second Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council 1987 – 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Cardinal Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina 28 June 1988 – 26 September 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded byas President of theSupreme Federal Court | Brazilian order of precedence 6th in line as Braziliancardinal | Followed by Ministers of State |
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