Lucas Moreira Neves O.P. (16 September 1925 – 8 September 2002) was a Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.


Lucas Moreira Neves

Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed25 June 1998
Term ended16 September 2000
PredecessorBernardin Gantin
SuccessorGiovanni Battista Re
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination9 July 1950
by Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral
Consecration26 August 1967
by Agnelo Rossi
Created cardinal28 June 1988
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest (1988–98)
Cardinal-Bishop (1998–2002)
Personal details
Born
Lucas Moreira Neves

16 September 1925
Died8 September 2002(2002-09-08) (aged 76)
Rome, Italy
MottoDe luce vigilo
Coat of armsLucas Moreira Neves's coat of arms
Styles of
Lucas Moreira Neves
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSabina-Poggio Mirteto (suburbicarian see)

Biography

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Moreira Neves was born in São João del Rei, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. He was ordained a priest on 9 July 1950. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI on 9 June 1967 with the titular see of Feradi Maius.

On 15 October 1979 he was appointed secretary of the Congregation for Bishops within the Roman Curia by Pope John Paul II. Moreira Neves left the Curia to take up the position of Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia on 9 July 1987.

He was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio on 28 June 1988.

Moreira Neves once again left Brazil for Rome to take up the position of prefect of the Congregation for Bishops to which he was appointed on 25 June 1998, when he was also elevated to the rank of Cardinal Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto.[1] He resigned his position as prefect on 16 September 2000 as a result of his failing health.

References

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  1. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XC. 1988. pp. 557, 559. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
25 June 1998 – 16 September 2000
Succeeded by