Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida (5 October 1930 – 27 August 2006) was a Brazilian Jesuit who served as the Archbishop of Mariana from 1988 until his death.

He was a noted pastor passionate about the defence of human rights and for the participation of the faithful in ecclesial affairs; he oversaw the establishment of retirement homes and facilities for disabled people during his tenure as archbishop.

He wrote a weekly column for the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper, Brazil’s largest, focusing largely on human rights.

But he was calm at his appointment and said that "I am at peace" even though some considered his move to Mariana instead of São Salvador da Bahia was a lack of papal consideration on the part of Pope John Paul II.

Mendes de Almeida served as a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace[3] and worked alongside its head Cardinal Văn Thuận with the prelate later expressing thanks for having had the "great grace to have met him".

approved the application and issued the edict declaring "nihil obstat" (no objections) while titling the late prelate as a Servant of God on 13 May 2014.