ID
0514
Nationality
Brazilian
Hispanic
Occupation
Catholic priest
Clergy (Catholic)
Religion
Summary
Born deaf. At first refused by two seminaries due to his deafness, was finally ordained a Catholic priest in Sept. 1951, the first one to have been born deaf and the second deaf man to have become a Catholic priest; resident of Juiz de Fora. Said to lipread and speak fluently in 5 languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, and English.
References
Silent Worker, Sept. 1953, p.14; Buff and Blue, Oct. 1953, p.1, 4; Contact, March/April 1982, p.5.
Dates
1921?-