Augusto Vargas Alzamora

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Augusto Vargas Alzamora was a Peruvian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lima and was known for his outspoken defense of human rights and democracy.

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instanceOf Catholic cardinal ⓘ
Peruvian person ⓘ
human ⓘ
appointedCardinalBy Pope John Paul II ⓘ
areaOfActivism democratic governance in Peru ⓘ
human rights in Peru ⓘ
birthDate 1922-11-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Lima, Peru ⓘ
linked to: Lima
burialPlace Cathedral of Lima ⓘ
linked to: Lima Cathedral
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
clergyRank Archbishop ⓘ
Cardinal ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship South America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Peru ⓘ
countryOfService Peru ⓘ
deathDate 2000-09-04 ⓘ
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ⓘ
education Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ⓘ
Pontifical Gregorian University ⓘ
elevationToCardinalDate 1988-06-28 ⓘ
endTime 1999-01-09 ⓘ
familyName Vargas Alzamora ⓘ
fullName Augusto Vargas Alzamora ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Augusto ⓘ
honorificPrefix His Eminence ⓘ
honorificSuffix Cardinal ⓘ
ideology pro-democracy ⓘ
knownFor criticism of Alberto Fujimori government ⓘ
defense of democracy ⓘ
defense of human rights ⓘ
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
memberOf College of Cardinals ⓘ
notableWork pastoral letters on democracy and social justice ⓘ
public statements on human rights in Peru ⓘ
occupation Catholic bishop ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
officeStartFor Archbishop of Lima ⓘ
participatedIn 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis (as critic) ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Lima ⓘ
Cardinal-Priest of San Camillo de Lellis ⓘ
predecessor Juan Landázuri Ricketts ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
startTime 1989-01-30 ⓘ
successor Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne ⓘ

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