Bishop Juan José Gerardi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
gptkbp:advocatesFor Victims of violence
Peace_in_Guatemala
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Guatemala
gptkbp:awardedBy Death threats
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-03-05
gptkbp:birthPlace Guatemala City, Guatemala
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Guatemala
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1970-05-31
gptkbp:contributedTo Peace_accords_in_Guatemala
gptkbp:criticism Government repression
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-04-26
gptkbp:deathPlace Guatemala City, Guatemala
gptkbp:founded Human_rights_office_in_Guatemala
gptkbp:honors Posthumous recognition for human rights work
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Juan José Gerardi
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Catholic_social_teaching
Social_movements_in_Guatemala
gptkbp:influencedBy Liberation theology
gptkbp:inspiration Human rights defenders
gptkbp:involvedIn Guatemalan Civil War
gptkbp:is_known_for Courage in speaking out
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Catedral_Metropolitana_de_Guatemala
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkbp:knownFor Human rights advocacy
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance against oppression
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Guatemala:_Never_Again!_report
gptkbp:participatedIn Ecumenical dialogues
gptkbp:positionHeld Auxiliary_Bishop_of_Guatemala
gptkbp:recognizedBy International human rights organizations
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bishop_Julio_Cabrera
gptkbp:supported Indigenous rights
gptkbp:wasA Advocate for social justice
Advocate for peace and reconciliation
Victim of political assassination
Influential_voice_in_the_Catholic_Church
Key_figure_in_the_Church's_response_to_violence
Prominent_religious_leader_in_Guatemala
Symbol_of_hope_for_many_Guatemalans
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Community development projects
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:UNESCO's_International_Human_Rights_Prize
gptkb:Guatemalan_Episcopal_Conference
gptkbp:wrote Political violence
Reports on human rights abuses