American Jesuit found dead in Brazil

January 19, 2011

Father Ferdinand Azevedo, an American Jesuit who went to Brazil in 1975 and served as a religion professor at the Catholic University of Pernambuco, was found bound and killed in the northeastern city of Paulista, where he was making his annual retreat. The 72-year-old was ordained a priest in 1970

 

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Further information:

• U.S. Priest Found Dead in Brazil (Latin American Herald Tribune)
• Father Ferdinand Azevedo (Catholic University of Pernambuco)