Pedro Casaldáliga
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Pedro Casaldáliga , born Pere Casaldàliga i Pla (16 February 1928 – 8 August 2020), was a Catalan-born Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church.
He led the Territorial Prelature of São Félix, Brazil, from 1970 to 2005. In 1971, he became a bishop. He was a well known humanitarian and human rights activist.
Casaldáliga was one of the best known experts of liberation theology. He was born in Balsareny, Catalonia.
On 4 August 2020, Casaldáliga was hospitalized in Batatais, Brazil for a respiratory infection caused by his Parkinson's disease.[1] He died four days later on 8 August, aged 92.[2]
References
- ↑ "El obispo Pedro Casaldáliga, ingresado por problemas respiratorios en un hospital de Brasil". El País (in español). 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ↑ "Morre dom Pedro Casaldáliga, o bispo do chapéu de palha que enfrentou latifundiários na Amazônia". Folha de S.Paulo (in português do Brasil). 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-08.