Juan Landázuri Ricketts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJuan Landázuri Ricketts
Catholic cardinal
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Arequipa, Peru
About Juan Landázuri Ricketts
- Juan Landázuri Ricketts (December 19, 1913, Arequipa, Peru – January 16, 1997, Lima, Peru) 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 took a strong stance against human rights abuses by numerous military juntas; it also expressed a preference for the poor and concerns about 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.
Read more at Wikipedia