Juan Landázuri Ricketts

Male, Deceased Person

1913 – 1997

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Who was Juan Landázuri Ricketts?

Juan Landázuri Ricketts was one of the most prominent Roman Catholic Churchmen during the 1960s and 1970s in Latin America. This was a period in which the Church was compelled to take a strong stance on human rights abuses by numerous military juntas and also concerning problems of extreme poverty and wealth inequality. Before he turned 80 on December 19, 1993, Juan Landázuri Ricketts was the last Cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII to retain voting rights in a papal conclave.

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Born
Dec 19, 1913
Arequipa
Also known as
  • Juan Landazuri Ricketts
Religion
  • Catholicism
Lived in
  • Arequipa
Died
Jan 16, 1997

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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