Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida

Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida (5 October 1930 – 27 August 2006) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Paulo and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mariana.

Quotes

• The missionary dimension of the Church is the fruit of love for Christ. America has been blessed with ardent missionaries who gave us the Christian faith, and even today they choose the poorest and needy areas.
  • H. Exc. Most Rev. Luciano Pedro MENDES DE ALMEIDA , S.J., Archbishop of Mariana. (22 November 1997) Press Office of the Holy See

Quotes about Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida

• In the tasks in which he consumed his life, Monsignor Luciano always maintained the same way of proceeding, which made him loved and admired by all those who knew him: softly spoken, firm in principles, strong in action. It is thus that we want to remember him.
  • Geraldo Majella Agnelo, «I am bishop for you, with you I am Christian» (September 2006) 30 Days