Hélder Câmara — Liberation Theology

In the chronology

4 events in the chronology involve this figure.

Year	Date	Event
1964	1964-03-12	Hélder Câmara named Archbishop of Olinda and Recife — Dom Hélder Câmara was appointed Archbishop of Olinda and Recife on 12 March 1964, weeks before the military coup; from that see he became a leading pastoral voice for the poor and a persistent target of the dictatorship, though he was never a systematic liberation theologian.^[2]
1965	1965-11-16	Pact of the Catacombs — Three weeks before Vatican II closed, some 40 bishops celebrated Mass in the Catacombs of Domitilla and signed the 'Pact of the Catacombs', pledging to live simply and make a 'church of the poor' central to their ministry. Hélder Câmara was a leading promoter; over 500 bishops later added their signatures. The pact became closely associated with the emerging current.^{[4] [5]}
1999	1999-08-27	Death of Hélder Câmara — Hélder Câmara died on 27 August 1999, aged 90. As Archbishop of Olinda e Recife he had been an internationally known advocate for the poor and for human rights under the dictatorship — subjected to press censorship (1968–1977) and repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize — and is widely regarded as a pastoral precursor of the current.^{[2] [1]}
2015	2015 ?	Hélder Câmara's canonization cause opened — The Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife opened Câmara's cause and, with the Holy See's assent, he received the title 'Servant of God' — the first formal step toward a possible beatification.^{[6] [7]}