Orani João Tempesta Cleric

Orani João Tempesta, O.Cist., (Portuguese pronunciation: [oɾɐˈɲi] (SP) or [ɔɾɐ̃ˈɲi] (RJ) [ˈʒwɐ̃w tẽˈpɛʃtɐ] born on 23 June 1950) is the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was appointed to that office by Pope Benedict XVI on 27 February 2009, and took possession of the see on 19 April 2009. He became a Cardinal in 2014.

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Orani João Tempesta
Birth dateJune 23, 1950
Birth place
Brazil , São José do Rio Pardo

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  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btempesta.html