Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada
Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada OFM (born February 14, 1922 in Huanta ; † August 8, 2011 in Lima ) was a Peruvian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga .
Life
Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada joined the order of the Franciscans on January 28, 1940 and studied in the study house of the Peruvian Franciscan Province of the Twelve Apostles in the monastery of La Recoleta in Cusco . He made his profession on January 30, 1944 and was ordained a priest on July 14, 1946 . He was active in pastoral care in the diocese of Huamanga , later in teaching and training for priests in Cusco and Lima as well as in religious functions.
Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 12, 1973 titular bishop of Thucca in Numidia . and appointed him auxiliary bishop in Piura . The Archbishop of Lima Juan Cardinal Landázuri Ricketts donated him episcopal ordination on May 17 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado , Archbishop of Piura , and Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón OFM, Archbishop of Arequipa .
On September 20, 1975 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator and Coadjutor Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga and Titular Archbishop pro hac vice of Thucca in Numidia . On November 20, 1979, Pope John Paul II was appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga .
On May 23, 1991, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Act
As a bishop, Federico Richter experienced the terrorist violence of the left-wing guerrilla organization Sendero Luminoso ("Shining Path"), which, like Bishop Richter, had its seat in Ayacucho . He was committed to the civilian population and was one of the toughest critics of Abimael Guzmán and his armed struggle against the government.
Judge Fernandez-Prada was known as a promoter of historical Franciscan studies. In 2001 he was the founding director of the Institute for Franciscan History in Peru in Lima. From 2006 to 2011 he was President of the Episcopal Commission for the Cultural Property of the Church.
For his services to the Church in Peru, he was awarded the gold medal of the " Medalla de Oro de Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo " on January 26, 2002 at the 81st General Assembly of the Bishops of Peru .
Fonts
- Anales de la Provincia franciscana de los Doce Apóstoles de Lima (Perú): constituciones de 1580, con anotaciones 1986 , Imprenta de la Universidad de San Cristóbal de Huamanga 1986
- Fray Luis de Zerbela y sus obras en San Francisco de Jesús de Lima: 1625-1700 , Estela Hnos. 1986
- Vida y obras del P. Pedro Alva y Astorga, franciscano , Ediciones de Anales de la Provincia Franciscana de los Doce Apóstoles de Lima, 1988
- Mojica (Fr. José Fco. De Guadalupe): religioso y sacerdote , Libreria Parroquial de Claveria 1991, 112 pages
- Presencia franciscana en el Perú en los siglos XVI al XX , Editorial Salesiana 1995, 733 pages
- Los franciscanos en la evangelización del Perú en los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b "Fallció hoy en Lima Monseñor Federico Richter-Fernández Prada OFM". notapress, accessed August 9, 2011 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Fallció monseñor Federico Richter, arzobispo emérito de Ayacucho. August 8, 2011, archived from the original on April 2, 2012 ; Retrieved August 10, 2011 (Spanish).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor SDS |
Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga 1979–1991 |
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Judges Fernandez-Prada, Federico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Judge Fernández-Prada, Federico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian clergyman, Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huanta , Peru |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 2011 |
| Place of death | Lima |