João Mamede Filho

João Mamede Filho (21 August 1951 –) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Umuarama.

Quotes

• We cannot accommodate and continue allowing economic interests that seek exorbitant profits before the well-being of people, to destroy biodiversity and ecosystems, nor continue dictating our energy model based on fossil fuels. We know that Brazil has abundant resources of clean and renewable energy that do no harm to our common home. Therefore, I believe that the proposal to turn the Diocese of Umuarama into low-carbon is a practical way to achieve what Laudato si' calls for.
  • Seven Catholic institutions plan to divest from fossil fuel companies (4 October 2016) Catholic News Service

• Today's world calls for new attitudes, new ways of life - more responsible, aware, and egalitarian. We need more communion and more dialogue. By affecting us regardless of political, territorial, racial, ethnic and religious boundaries, climate change unites the world through shared suffering. In order to fight it, we need to keep united and to transform this union into an action that is collective, global, and shared, involving all strata of society all around the world.
  • Three Years for Eternity: A Prayer for Climate Action and the Common Good(4 October 2017) Common Dreams