Odilo Scherer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Odilo Scherer

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1949

Place of Birth: Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Profession: Catholic priest, university teacher

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Odilo Pedro Scherer (Brazilian Portuguese: [o'd?ilu 'ped?u '???e?]; born September 21, 1949) is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Catholic Church, who has been the Archbishop of São Paulo since March 2007.
He was made a cardinal in November 2007.
In the international media, he was mentioned as a possible contender to succeed Benedict XVI, who resigned in 2013.
He also holds the position of Grand-Chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Brazil.