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Helder Camara
| Brazilian Catholic Bishop Date of Birth: Country: Brazil |
Content:
- Early Life and Career
- Social Activism
- National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
- Second Vatican Council and the Catacomb Pact
- Archbishop of Olinda and Recife
- Spiral of Violence
- Controversies and Criticism
- Legacy
Early Life and Career
Helder Pessoa Câmara, a Brazilian Catholic bishop, was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, on February 7, His father was a financial inspector, while his mother was a schoolteacher.
After graduating from a local Catholic school, Câmara entered the seminary in Ordained as a priest in , Câmara initially supported the far-right Brazilian Integralist movement, a choice he later renounced.
Social Activism
In , Câmara became auxiliary bishop of Rio de Janeiro.
Known for his attention to the poor, he founded two social organizations: the Catholic Union of Working Women and the Labor Legion of Ceará. During his time in Rio de Janeiro, Câmara earned the nickname "