Eugênio Sales, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugênio Sales

cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1920

Place of Birth: Acari, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Date of Death: 09-Jul-2012

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Eugênio de Araújo Sales (8 November 1920 – 9 July 2012) was a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, having been elevated by Pope Paul VI on 28 April 1969.
He served as archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro for thirty years until his resignation was accepted in 2001, when he had already passed the maximum age for voting in a papal conclave.
He was the Cardinal Protopriest of the Holy Roman Church and also the longest-serving living Cardinal of the Catholic Church from 16 February 2009 until his death.