João Braz de Aviz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

João Braz de Aviz

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1947

Place of Birth: Mafra, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Profession: Catholic priest, university teacher

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

João Braz de Aviz (Brazilian Portuguese: [?u'?~w 'b?as d?i a'vis]; born 24 April 1947) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He has served as the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 4 January 2011.