Leonidas Proaño, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonidas Proaño

Ecuadorian priest and theologian

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1910

Place of Birth: Ibarra Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1988

Profession: teacher, Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba (1910 in San Antonio de Ibarra, Ecuador – 1988 in Quito, Ecuador) was an Ecuadorian priest and theologian.
He served as the bishop of Riobamba from 1954 to 1985.
He was a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize and is considered one of the most important figures in Ecuadorian liberation theology.