Vítor Coelho
Vítor Coelho de Almeida | |
|---|---|
Coelho at Rádio Aparecida | |
| Archdiocese | Aparecida |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 August 1923 |
| Rank | Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vítor Coelho de Almeida September 22, 1899 Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | July 21, 1987 (aged 87) Aparecida, Brazil |
| Buried | Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida, Brazil 22°51′0″S 45°13′48″W / 22.85000°S 45.23000°W |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Radio personality |
Vítor Coelho de Almeida (Sacramento, Minas Gerais, 22 September 1899 – Aparecida, 21 July 1987), better known as Padre Vítor Coelho, was a Brazilian Redemptorist priest and catechist.
He was most famous for his preaching methods and his devotion to the patron saint of Brazil, Our Lady of Aparecida.
His beatification process is underway and is led by Dom Darci José, the Auxiliary Bishop of Aparecida.