Odilo Scherer

Catholic cardinal
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Odilo Scherer

Summary

Odilo Scherer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cerro Largo[2]. He was born on September 21, 1949[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], Catholic priest[5], and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cerro Largo[2], Odilo Scherer…
  • Odilo Scherer was born on September 21, 1949[3].
  • Odilo Scherer held citizenship in Brazil[8].
  • Odilo Scherer is identified as part of the Brazilians ethnic group[9].
  • Odilo Scherer worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Odilo Scherer worked as a Catholic priest[5].
  • Odilo Scherer's professions included Catholic bishop[6].
  • Odilo Scherer held the position of Catholic archbishop[10].
  • Odilo Scherer held the position of cardinal priest[11].
  • Odilo Scherer held the position of apostolic administrator[12].
  • Odilo Scherer was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[13].
  • Odilo Scherer was educated at Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná[14].
  • Odilo Scherer's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Odilo Scherer is recorded as male[16].
  • Odilo Scherer's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Odilo Scherer's Commons category is recorded as Odilo Scherer[18].
  • Odilo Scherer's family name is recorded as Scherer[19].
  • Odilo Scherer's given name is recorded as Odilo[20].
  • Odilo Scherer's given name is recorded as Pedro[21].
  • Odilo Scherer's participant in is recorded as 2013 conclave[22].
  • Odilo Scherer's participant in is recorded as 2025 conclave[23].
  • Odilo Scherer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[24].
  • Odilo Scherer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Odilo Scherer's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Odilo Pedro Scherer'}[26].
  • Odilo Scherer's consecrator is recorded as Cláudio Hummes[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Odilo Scherer's place of birth was Cerro Largo[2]. He was born on September 21, 1949[3]. He is identified as part of the Brazilians ethnic group[9].

Education

Educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[13], a pontifical university[28], in Italy[29], founded in 1551[30], headquartered in Roman College[31] and Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná[14], a pontifical university[32], in Brazil[33], founded in 1959[34], headquartered in Curitiba[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], Catholic priest[5], and Catholic bishop[6]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[36]; cardinal priest[11], a position[37]; and apostolic administrator[12], a position[38].

Personal Life

Odilo Scherer's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Why It Matters

Odilo Scherer ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Odilo Scherer born?

Odilo Scherer's place of birth was Cerro Largo[2].

What did Odilo Scherer do for work?

Odilo Scherer worked as university teacher[4], Catholic priest[5], and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Odilo Scherer go to school?

Odilo Scherer was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[13] and Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . press.vatican.va. press.vatican.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11h ago · Tymewalk · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 31
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', 'hu', 'id', '
    P14931 → scherer_op
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14931]]: scherer_op, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289577|batch #289577]]"
  2. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Cerro Largo
    Given name → Odilo, Pedro
    Instance of → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12458]]: 898383, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259862|batch #259862]]"
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