Serafim Fernandes de Araújo

Styles of
**Serafim Fernandes de Araújo**
Styles of; Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Belo Horizonte

His Eminence

Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
His Eminence; Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
Archbishop of Belo Horizonte
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Belo Horizonte
See	Belo Horizonte
Appointed	5 February 1986
Term ended	28 January 2004
Predecessor	João Resende Costa
Successor	Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019)
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1959–1982); Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (1959–1982); Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (1982–1986); Vice-President of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (1991–1995);
Orders
Ordination	12 March 1949; by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	7 May 1959; by José Newton de Almeida Baptista
Created cardinal	21 February 1998; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	13 August 1924; Minas Novas, Brazil
Died	8 October 2019 (aged 95); Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Seraphim juxta eum; ('Seraphim next to him', Isaiah 6:2)

Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (Brazilian Portuguese: [seɾɐˈfĩ feʁˈnɐ̃dʒiz dʒi ɐɾɐˈuʒu]; 13 August 1924 – 8 October 2019) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Belo Horizonte from 1986 to 2004. He was made a cardinal of the Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II in 1998.