Leonidas Proaño

Ecuadorian priest and theologian (1910-1988)
Person human Q1398412
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Leonidas Proaño

Summary

Leonidas Proaño is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Antonio de Ibarra[2]. He was born on January 29, 1910[3]. He passed away in Quito[4]. He died on August 31, 1988[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], Catholic bishop[7], theologian[8], and teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Leonidas Proaño was born in San Antonio de Ibarra[2].
  • Leonidas Proaño passed away in Quito[4].
  • Leonidas Proaño was born on January 29, 1910[3].
  • Leonidas Proaño died on August 31, 1988[5].
  • Leonidas Proaño held citizenship in Ecuador[11].
  • Leonidas Proaño worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Leonidas Proaño's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Leonidas Proaño's professions included theologian[8].
  • Leonidas Proaño worked as a teacher[9].
  • Leonidas Proaño held the position of diocesan bishop[12].
  • A notable student of Leonidas Proaño was Julio César Trujillo[13].
  • Leonidas Proaño received the Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights[14].
  • Leonidas Proaño received the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[15].
  • Leonidas Proaño's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].
  • Leonidas Proaño is recorded as male[17].
  • Leonidas Proaño's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Leonidas Proaño is associated with the liberation theology movement[19].
  • Leonidas Proaño's given name is recorded as Leonida[20].
  • Leonidas Proaño's pseudonym is recorded as El Obispo de los Indios[21].
  • Leonidas Proaño's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[22].
  • Leonidas Proaño's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba'}[23].
  • Leonidas Proaño's consecrator is recorded as Opilio Rossi[24].
  • Leonidas Proaño's consecrator is recorded as Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro[25].
  • Leonidas Proaño's consecrator is recorded as Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz[26].
  • Leonidas Proaño's second family name in Spanish name is recorded as Q37100825[27].

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Origins and Family

Leonidas Proaño was born in San Antonio de Ibarra[2]. He was born on January 29, 1910[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], Catholic bishop[7], theologian[8], and teacher[9]. Leonidas Proaño held the position of diocesan bishop[12]. A notable student of him was Julio César Trujillo[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights[14], a human rights award[28], in Austria[29], founded in 1976[30] and United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[15], a human rights award[31], founded in 1966[32].

Personal Life

Leonidas Proaño's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].

Death and Burial

Leonidas Proaño died on August 31, 1988[5]. He passed away in Quito[4].

Why It Matters

Leonidas Proaño ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Leonidas Proaño born?

Born in San Antonio de Ibarra[2], Leonidas Proaño…

Where did Leonidas Proaño die?

Leonidas Proaño died in Quito[4].

What did Leonidas Proaño do for work?

Leonidas Proaño worked as Catholic priest[6], Catholic bishop[7], theologian[8], and teacher[9].

What awards did Leonidas Proaño receive?

Honors received include Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights[14] and United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, theologian +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q1234713]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258355|batch #258355]]"
  2. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Country of citizenship Ecuador
    Religion or worldview Catholic Church
    Place of birth San Antonio de Ibarra
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31721|batch #31721]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (17)"
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