Pedro Opeka

Pedro Pablo Opeka (born June 29, 1948), known also as Father Opeka, is a Catholic priest from Argentina, working as a missionary in Madagascar. He exemplifies a new type of missionary: not someone committed to converting and preaching, but someone fully dedicated to the poor, helping them to build their future, with help of Slovenian people. For his service to the poor, he was awarded the Legion of Honor.

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Pedro Opeka
Birth dateJune 29, 1948
Birth place
Buenos Aires , General San Martín Partido , Argentina
Nationality
Slovenia
Argentina

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