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Raúl Silva Henríquez

Chilean Roman Catholic prelate (1907–1999)

Raúl Silva Henríquez SDB (27 September 1907 – 9 April 1999) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal from 1962. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1961 to 1983 and as Bishop of Valparaíso from 1959 to 1961.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Raúl Silva Henríquez (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 27, 1907, died Apr 9, 1999.¹

About

Both as Archbishop and in retirement, he was an advocate for social justice and democracy and a forthright vocal critic of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet—"a constant thorn in the Government's side".

From Wikipedia’s article on Raúl Silva Henríquez, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Academy of Christian Humanism UniversityFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedPontifical Catholic University of Chile³
Date not recordedSalesian Pontifical University³

Career

Occupation: archbishop, politician, lawyer, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.⁹

1971 to 1975President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile⁷
Since 1962Cardinal⁷
1962 to 1968President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile⁷
1962 to 1965President of Caritas Internationalis⁷
1962 to 1965Chair, Caritas Internationalis⁸
1961 to 1983Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile⁷
Since 1959Roman Catholic Bishop of Valparaíso⁷
Date not recordedFounded Academy of Christian Humanism University⁴
Date not recordedFounded Committee of Cooperation for Peace in Chile⁵
Date not recordedFounded Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez⁶

Personal life

BornSep 27, 1907, Talca¹⁰
DiedApr 9, 1999, Santiago¹¹
CitizenshipChile¹²

Awards

1979Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights¹³

Sources

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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez on Wikidata
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WikipediaRaúl Silva Henríquez on Wikipedia
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: Founded Academy of Christian Humanism University, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: Founded Committee of Cooperation for Peace in Chile, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: Founded Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: Roman Catholic Bishop of Valparaíso, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: Chair, Caritas Internationalis, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRaúl Silva Henríquez: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataAcademy of Christian Humanism University, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsRaúl Silva Henríquez photo by http://www.chicozaldivar.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0