Vítor Melícias
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| Born | 25 July 1938 Ramalhal, Torres Vedras, Portugal |
Frei Vítor José Melícias Lopes (born 25 July 1938) is a Portuguese Franciscan friar.[1]
Ordained a
Melícias was a member of Lisbon's municipal council from 1979 to 1983. He has also served on the boards of numerous charitable organizations and other associations. From 1974 till 1980 he was president of Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses (the Portuguese
Also in 1991 he became president of the União das Misericórdias Portuguesas, and two years later was elected honorary president of the Confederação Internacional das Misericórdias, based in Rio de Janeiro; both groups are Catholic charities. After becoming a full member of the European Economic and Social Committee in 1998, the following year he was appointed a national commissioner to support the political transition from Indonesian occupation to the independence of East Timor.[2]
Parallel to these activities, Melícias has been a professor of canon law, teaching legal philosophy who has taught at Lisbon's Seminário da Luz, at Lisbon's Instituto Superior de Estudos Eclesiásticos (Institute of Ecclesiastical Studies, ISEE), at the Instituto Superior de Teologia (Évora Theological Institute) and at the Catholic University of Portugal. He has also taught ethics and management courses at the private Instituto Superior das Novas Profissões (Higher Institute for New Professions).
Melícias was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Portugal) in 1993.[2]
References
- ^ a b Biografia - Comissário para o apoio à Transição em Timor Leste, accessed 2 January 2017.
- ^ Oporto: Porto Editora, 2003-2017. Accessed 3 January 2017.
- ^ Montepio Mutual Association, accessed 2 January 1917.
- 'Vítor Melícias' . Infopédia . Retrieved March 12, 2015 .
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