Padre Paulo Ricardo

Born

1967-11-07

Birthplace

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Biography

Padre Paulo Ricardo de Azevedo Júnior, born on November 7, 1967, in Recife, Brazil, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá. Ordained by Pope St. John Paul II in 1992, he holds degrees in Theology and Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He served as rector of the Cristo Rei Seminary for 15 years and is currently a parish vicar in Várzea Grande, MT. Since 2006, he has led an online apostolate focused on Catholic theological and spiritual formation, offering courses such as Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses, Cultural Marxism, and Engineering Holiness.