Joaquim Arnóbio de Andrade
Priest of Sobral who founded the Missionary Reparatrices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Who they were
Born at Massapê in Ceará and ordained in 1938 by the first bishop of Sobral, he served as parish vicar, chaplain, teacher and spiritual director, was known for his closeness to the poor and his work in catechesis and confession, and on 15 August 1957 founded the Congregation of the Missionary Reparatrices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The diocese gives his death as 2 April 1985 at Sobral, where the Hagiography Circle has Fortaleza.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Holy See granted the nihil obstat on 29 April 2019, the diocesan phase closed on 30 June 2023, the Dicastery confirmed its validity on 12 December 2023 and the cause is now in its Roman phase.
The cause
Joaquim Arnóbio de Andrade is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Joaquim Arnóbio de Andrade.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.