Eugênio Sales

Eugênio Sales, born on November eighth, nineteen twenty, was a prominent figure in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a theologian, priest, and bishop. His journey in the ecclesiastical hierarchy culminated in his elevation to cardinal by Pope Paul VI on April twenty-eight, nineteen sixty-nine.

For three decades, Sales held the esteemed position of archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, a role he embraced until his resignation in two thousand one. By that time, he had surpassed the maximum age for participating in a papal conclave, marking the end of an era in his distinguished career.

Sales was not only a cardinal but also the Cardinal Protopriest of the Holy Roman Church. His legacy as the longest-serving living Cardinal of the Catholic Church began on February sixteenth, two thousand nine, and continued until his passing, leaving an indelible mark on the Church and its followers.