Luciano Mendes de Almeida
Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida | |
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| Archbishop of Mariana | |
The archbishop on 13 May 2003. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Mariana |
| See | Mariana |
| Appointed | 6 April 1988 |
| Term ended | 27 August 2006 |
| Predecessor | Oscar de Oliveira |
| Successor | Geraldo Lyrio Rocha |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 July 1958 by Luigi Traglia |
| Consecration | 2 May 1976 by Paulo Evaristo Arns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida 5 October 1930 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 27 August 2006 (aged 75) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Buried | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption, Mariana |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | In nomine Jesu ("In the name of Jesus") |
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Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida (5 October 1930 – 27 August 2006) was a Brazilian Jesuit who served as the Archbishop of Mariana from 1988 until his death. He was a noted pastor passionate about the defence of human rights and for the participation of the faithful in ecclesial affairs; he oversaw the establishment of retirement homes and facilities for disabled people during his tenure as archbishop.
In 2011 calls were made for his cause for beatification to be introduced and the national episcopal conference made a formal application to officials in Rome to commence the cause. The start to the cause saw the late archbishop titled as a Servant of God.