Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz
Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Cardinal Echeverría Ruiz OFM (born November 12, 1912 in Cotacachi , Imbabura Province , Ecuador ; † April 6, 2000 in Quito ) was Bishop of Ambato and later Archbishop of Guayaquil .
Life
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz entered the Franciscan Order after finishing school and studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Rome . On July 4, 1937, he received the sacrament of ordination . After further studies , he received his doctorate in philosophy in 1941. He then worked as a lecturer in various houses of his order and looked after the members of the Third Order of St. Francis in Ecuador. In addition, he was involved in the pastoral care of the sick and as the editor of a religious magazine.
On October 23, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed him . to the Bishop of Ambato . He was ordained bishop on December 4th of the same year by the later Cardinal Efrem Forni , then Apostolic Nuncio in Ecuador. Co- consecrators were Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo , Bishop of Bolivar , and Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro , Bishop of Portoviejo .
On April 10, 1969, Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz became Archbishop of Guayaquil, where he held the office of Shepherd until 1989. From 1982 to 1984 he was Apostolic Administrator of the then Apostolic Prefecture of Galápagos . Pope John Paul II commissioned him from 1990 to 1995 to lead the apostolic administration of the vacant diocese of Ibarra .
On November 26, 1994 he was accepted into the College of Cardinals as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Nereo ed Achilleo . Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz died on April 6, 2000 and was buried on the grounds of the Franciscan Convent of Quito.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopric newly established |
Bishop of Ambato 1949–1969 |
Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán |
| César Antonio Mosquera Corral |
Archbishop of Guayaquil 1969–1989 |
Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Echeverría Ruiz, Bernardino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Echeverría Ruiz, Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecuadorian clergyman, Archbishop of Guayaquil and Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cotacachi (city) , Ecuador |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2000 |
| Place of death | Quito |