Pere Casaldàliga i Pla, more known as Pedro Casaldáliga (born 1928) is a Catalan

Catalonia

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-born emeritus Brazilian Bishop

Bishop

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 of São Felix do Araguaia

São Félix do Araguaia

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 (Brazil

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) . He is one of the most known practitioners of Liberation Theology

Liberation theology

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. He has received numerous awards, including the International Catalunya Prize (2006). Well known for his work in support of indigenous peoples, he has published at least ten volumes of poetry.