Pedro Arrupe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pedro Arrupe

Twenty-eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1907

Place of Birth: Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1991

Profession: Catholic priest, university teacher, Jesuit

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Pedro Arrupe (14 November 1907 – 5 February 1991) was a Spanish Basque Jesuit priest who served as the twenty-eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1965–83).
Stationed as novice master outside Hiroshima in 1945, he used his medical background as a first responder to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
He led the Jesuits in the implementation of the Second Vatican Council, especially with regard to a faith that does justice and preferential option for the poor.