Hélder Câmara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hélder Câmara

Brazilian Catholic priest, archbishop of Olinda and Recife

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1909

Place of Birth: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Date of Death: 27-Aug-1999

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara (Portuguese: [dõ '?wde? pe'so? 'k?~m???]; February 7, 1909 – August 27, 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic Archbishop.
He was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military regime of the country. An advocate of liberation theology, he is remembered for his 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 and for non-violence.
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."