Hélder Câmara
Brazilian Catholic priest, archbishop of Olinda and Recife (1909–1999)
Key facts
- See
- Olinda e Recife (Emeritus)
- Installed
- 12 March 1964
- Term ended
- 2 April 1985
- Predecessor
- Carlos Gouveia Coelho [ de ; fi ; it ; pt ]
- Successor
- José Cardoso Sobrinho
- Consecration
- 20 April 1952, by Jaime de Barros Câmara
- Born
- Hélder Pessoa Câmara , ( 1909-02-07 ) 7 February 1909, Fortaleza , Brazil
- Died
- 27 August 1999 (1999-08-27) (aged 90), Recife , Brazil
- Buried
- Holy Saviour of the World Cathedral, Olinda
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
- Motto
- In manus tuas ('Into your hands')
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Hélder Pessoa Câmara OFS (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Olinda and Recife from 1964 to 1985 during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He was declared a Servant of God in 2015.
A self-identified socialist, Câmara was an advocate of liberation theology. He did social and political work for the poor and for human rights and democracy during the military regime. Câmara preached for a church closer to the disfavoured people. He is quoted as having said, "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."
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