Miguel Obando y Bravo

Catholic cardinal (1926–2018)
Person human Q888064
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Miguel Obando y Bravo

Summary

Miguel Obando y Bravo is a human[1]. Born in La Libertad[2], he… he was born on February 2, 1926[3]. He died in Managua[4]. He died on June 3, 2018[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's place of birth was La Libertad[2].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo passed away in Managua[4].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo was born on February 2, 1926[3].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo died on June 3, 2018[5].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo held citizenship in Nicaragua[9].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo is identified as part of the Nicaraguans ethnic group[10].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo held the position of cardinal[11].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Managua[12].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo held the position of titular bishop[13].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo held the position of auxiliary bishop[14].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo received the Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights[15].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo received the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[16].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo received the Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo is recorded as male[19].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's Commons category is recorded as Miguel Obando y Bravo[21].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's religious order is recorded as Salesians of Don Bosco[23].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's given name is recorded as Miguel[24].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's described by source is recorded as Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, Key Figure in Nicaraguan Turmoil, Dies at 92[26].
  • Miguel Obando y Bravo's participant in is recorded as 2005 conclave[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Miguel Obando y Bravo's place of birth was La Libertad[2]. He was born on February 2, 1926[3]. He is identified as part of the Nicaraguans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include cardinal[11], a title[28]; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Managua[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29], in Nicaragua[30], founded in 1913[31]; titular bishop[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[32]; and auxiliary bishop[14], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights[15], a human rights award[34], in Austria[35], founded in 1976[36]; Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[16], a grade of an order[37], in Spain[38]; and Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17], a grade of an order[39], in Germany[40].

Personal Life

Miguel Obando y Bravo's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].

Death and Burial

Miguel Obando y Bravo died on June 3, 2018[5]. He passed away in Managua[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].

Why It Matters

Miguel Obando y Bravo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Miguel Obando y Bravo born?

Miguel Obando y Bravo was born in La Libertad[2].

Where did Miguel Obando y Bravo die?

Miguel Obando y Bravo died in Managua[4].

What did Miguel Obando y Bravo do for work?

Miguel Obando y Bravo worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

What awards did Miguel Obando y Bravo receive?

Honors received include Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights[15], Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[16], and Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Second family name in spanish name Bravo
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    Consecrator Marco Antonio García y Suárez, Clemente Carranza y López, Julián Luis Barni Spotti
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