Benedito de Queiroz

Benedito de Queiroz Alcântara is a History professor at the Rede Pública Estadual [State Public Network]. As a member of Repam Brasil’s Rede Eclesial Pan-Amazônica [Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network], he serves as Repam representative in the Diocese of Macapá and as coordinator of the Eixo Justiça Socioambiental [Socio-Environmental Justice Axis] of Repam Brasil. He also coordinates the Projeto Guardiões Ambientais Ribeirinhos [Riverside Environmental Guardians Project], which trains youth from riverside communities located at the mouth of the Amazon between Pará and Amapá. In the Diocese, he additionally serves on the Comissão Justiça e Paz [Justice and Peace Commission] and on the Equipe de Formação Fé e Cidadania [Faith and Citizenship Training Team]. He was part of the Brazilian delegation to the 2023 Encuentro Continental Fraternidad Secular San Carlos de Foucauld América [Continental Meeting of the Secular Fraternity of Saint Charles De Foucauld] in Medellín, Colombia.