Pedro Rodriguez: key obituary facts
Is Pedro Rodriguez dead? Yes. Pedro Rodriguez died on September 4, 2026, at age 93.
Cause of death: Pedro Rodriguez's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Pedro Rodriguez known for?
He was a theologian.
More about Pedro Rodriguez
Born: 19 July 1933.
Place of birth: Cartagena.
Place of death: Pamplona.
Gender: male.
Occupation: university teacher, writer, lecturer, Catholic theologian, theologian.
Nationality: Spain.
Education: University of Madrid, Pontifical Lateran University.
Employer: University of Navarre, theological faculty of Northern Spain.
Career began: 1959.
Also known as: Pedro Rodríguez García, Pedro Rodriguez Garcia, Pedro Rodríguez, Pedro Rodriguez (teolog).
Pedro Rodriguez, the Spanish theologian and priest of the prelature of Opus Dei, died on September 4, 2026, aged 93.
Born Pedro Rodríguez García in Cartagena in 1933, he specialized in ecclesiology and became a leading Catholic scholar at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, where he taught for many years and served as dean of theology. He wrote dozens of books and articles on theology after beginning his career in 1959, following studies at the University of Madrid and the Pontifical Lateran University.
His critical edition of the original manuscript of the Catechismus Romanus was later praised by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as having great significance for work on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.