Ruben Isidro Alonso, popularly known as "Padre Cacho", (1929–1992) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic priest.
Alonso was born in Montevideo. A famous streetwise priest, he worked with the poorest people in Uruguay, residing with them in the cantegriles. In 2014, the Uruguayan archbishop Daniel Sturla asked the Pope for the canonization of Alonso.
References
- "Arzobispo pide al Papa que se declare santo al padre Cacho". El Observador. 6 September 2014. (in Spanish)
External links
- Documental sobre la vida del Padre Cacho on Vimeo
- Canción dedicada al Padre Cacho. Compuesta e interpretada por el cantautor uruguayo Numa Moraes
- Sitio web de la Organización San Vicente – Obra Padre Cacho
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- 1929 births
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- Clergy from Montevideo
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- Poverty in Uruguay
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