Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Crisanto Cardinal Luque Sánchez (born February 1, 1889 in Tenjo , Colombia , † May 7, 1959 in Bogotá ) was Archbishop of Bogotá .
Life
Crisanto Luque Sánchez received his philosophical and theological training in the Bogotá seminary . He received on 28 October 1916, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a pastor in the Archdiocese of Bogota. Pope Pius XI appointed him in 1931 titular bishop of Croae and auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Tunja . The episcopal ordination donated him later to Cardinal appointed apostolic nuncio in Colombia Paolo Giobbe ; Co- consecrators were José Ignacio López Umana , Bishop of Garzón , and Luis Adriano Díaz , Bishop of Cali . In 1932, Sánchez became the Apostolic Administrator of Tunja.
Pope Pius XII appointed him Archbishop of Bogotá in 1950. Since then, he has also assumed the post of military bishop of Colombia . In 1953 Pius XII took it. as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Cosma e Damiano in the college of cardinals . Crisanto Luque Sánchez represented the Pope as a legate at various celebrations in South America and took part in the conclave of 1958 , which Pope John XXIII. chose.
Crisanto Cardinal Luque Sánchez died on May 7, 1959 in Bogotá and was buried in the local cathedral .
literature
- Anuario de la Iglesia Católica en Colombia , 1957. Bogotá 1958.
Web links
- Luque, Crisanto. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed September 9, 2016.
- Entry on Crisanto Luque y Sánchez on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 9, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ismael Perdomo Borrero |
Archbishop of Bogotá 1950–1959 |
Luis Cardinal Concha Cordoba |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luque Sánchez, Crisanto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luque Sánchez, Cardinal Crisanto (full name); Luque, Crisanto; Luque y Sánchez, Crisanto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, Archbishop of Bogotá and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tenjo , Colombia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1959 |
| Place of death | Bogotá |