Federico José Pagura (February 9, 1923 – June 6, 2016) was an Argentine religious leader and champion of human rights.
Converted to Methodism in his adolescence, became a normal school teacher and graduated from the Facultad Evangélica de Teología in Buenos Aires.
[3] Returning to Argentina and to seminary teaching, he distinguished himself as a champion of human rights and ecumenism.
[3] He helped refugees from the political persecution in Chile after the 1973 coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power.
[2][3] During the Argentine dictatorship (1976-1983), Bishop Pagura joined in the silent vigils of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo to protest the abduction of thousands of children.