Angelo Cuniberti
Angelo Cuniberti IMC , also Ángel Cuniberti , (born February 6, 1921 in Mondovì , Italy ; † June 26, 2012 there ) was Vicar Apostolic of Florencia in Colombia .
Life
Angelo Cuniberti joined the Congregation of the Consolata Missionaries in and received on 29 June 1944, the priestly ordination . In 1952 he came to Colombia as a missionary.
Pope John XXIII appointed him on April 18, 1961 Vicar Apostolic of Florencia and Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Cypro . The Pope himself donated him episcopal ordination on May 21 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Fulton John Sheen , Auxiliary Bishop in New York , and Edoardo Mason MCCJ , Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid . He was a council father and attended all sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
On November 15, 1978, Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation, presumably because of disputes with the Roman Curia.
Act
Angelo Cuniberti got involved in 1962 for the establishment of a teachers' association (Asociación de Institutores del Caquetá (Aica)) in Caquetá . He also suggested the establishment of the National Agricultural Federation (Federación Nacional Agraria) and the National Association of Smallholders in Colombia (Asociación Nacional de Usuarios Campesinos de Colombia - Anuc) and has made a significant contribution to making the organization of cooperatives possible.
With his commitment to a public university in Caquetá and thanks to his intervention in 1971, he founded the Instituto Técnico Universitario Surcolombiano (Itusco) in Florencia, the forerunner of today's Universidad de la Amazonia .
He was also committed to the organization of civil society in Caquetá and took action against social injustice; he enjoyed a high reputation among the population. Among other things, he is the namesake of the Premio Angel Cuniberti , the Institución Educativa Angel Cuniberti and other institutions.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jorge Eliécer Quintero Cuellar: Premio Ángel Cuniberti para maestros del Caquetá , Semana, May 15, 2005 (Spanish)
- ↑ a b c Fallció Monseñor Ángel Cuniberti. La Nacion, June 27, 2012, accessed July 16, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Murió monseñor Ángel Cuniberti ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , RCN, June 27, 2012 (Spanish)
- ^ Convocatoria Premio Angel Cuniberti al maestro del Caquetá , accessed on June 28, 2012 (Spanish)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Antonio Torasso |
Vicar Apostolic of Florencia 1961–1978 |
José Luis Serna Alzate |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cuniberti, Angelo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cuniberti, Angelo IMC; Cuniberti, Angel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious and missionary, Vicar Apostolic of Florencia |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mondovì |
DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 2012 |
Place of death | Mondovì |