Pedro Arrupe
Pedro Arrupe Gondra, SJ (14 November 1907 – 5 February 1991) was a Spanish Basque priest who served as the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983. He has been called a second founder of the Society, as he led the Jesuits in the implementation of the Second Vatican Council, especially with regard to faith that does justice and preferential option for the poor.
Pedro Arrupe y Gondra | |
|---|---|
| 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus | |
| Installed | 22 May 1965 |
| Term ended | 3 September 1983 due to a paralyzing stroke |
| Predecessor | Jean-Baptiste Janssens |
| Successor | Peter Hans Kolvenbach |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 July 1936 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Arrupe y Gondra 14 November 1907 |
| Died | 5 February 1991 (aged 83) Rome, Italy |
| Buried | Church of the Gesù, Rome |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Motto | "Only by being a man or woman for others does one become fully human." & "Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything." |
Stationed as novice master outside Hiroshima in 1945, Arrupe used his medical background as a first responder to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
In 1983, a paralysis from a stroke caused him to resign from office. He lived on until 1991, when he died in the local Jesuit infirmary. His cause for sainthood was opened by the Jesuits and the Diocese of Rome in 2018.