Avelar Brandão Vilela

Male, Deceased Person

1912 – 1986

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Who was Avelar Brandão Vilela?

Avelar Brandão Vilela was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1971 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.

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Born
Jun 13, 1912
São José, Santa Catarina
Religion
  • Catholicism
Died
Dec 19, 1986
Salvador

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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