Jorge Hourton
Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson (born May 27, 1926 in Saubusse , France , † December 5, 2011 in Santiago de Chile , Chile ) was a Franco-Chilean clergyman , theologian and human rights activist . He was a Roman Catholic bishop .
Life
Jorge Hourton, son of Bernardo Hourton and Juana Poisson, studied in the Seminary of Santiago and the Faculty of Theology at the Catholic University of Chile and received the on September 24, 1949 in the Cathedral of Santiago from Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez , Archbishop of Santiago Ordination for the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile . At the Angelicum in Rome , he became the doctor of philosophy doctorate . He taught at the Catholic University of Chile and the seminary. Hourton became rector of the Seminary of Santiago in 1967, Dean of Renca and Vicar of Education in Temuco. In 1969 he received the Chilean citizenship.
He was an opponent of the military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet ; during his vicariate his permission to give religious instruction was withdrawn. He lived in France for a while, quarreling with the Roman Curia and campaigning for human rights. He was a close collaborator of Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez and was called the "red bishop".
Pope Paul VI appointed him on February 5, 1969 titular bishop of Materiana and appointed him auxiliary bishop in Puerto Montt . The Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Alberto Rencoret Donoso , gave him episcopal ordination on April 20th of the same year ; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Emilio Tagle Covarrubias , Bishop of Valparaíso , and Carlos González Cruchaga , Bishop of Talca . On February 18, 1974 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed auxiliary bishop in Santiago de Chile . On February 11, 1992, he was appointed auxiliary bishop in Temuco by Pope John Paul II . On September 21, 2001, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
He was a professor at the Catholic University of Chile and from 1992 to 1998 President of the Universidad Católica de Temuco . He was also the rector of the Catholic University of Araucania. He held various positions in the Latin American Bishops' Conference ( CELAM ). He wrote several books on theology, politics and democracy.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Constance Avila: "UC de Temuco declara duelo institucional por muerte de monseñor Jorge Hourton" ( Memento of the original dated February 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , noticias123, December 6, 2011
- ↑ Carlos Ernesto Sanchez: "Obispo Hourton: un profeta en tiempos de dolor" ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , La Nación (Chile), December 6, 2011
- ↑ “Escalona y muerte de obispo Jorge Hourton:“ Es una triste noticia para los defensores de los Derechos Humanos ”“ , El Mostrador, 7 December 2011
- ↑ Constance Avila: "Fallció el obispo Jorge Hourton, incansable defensor de los derechos humanos" , Radio Chile, December 6, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hourton, Jorge |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hourton Poisson, Jorge Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franco-Chilean clergyman, theologian and Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saubusse , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 2011 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Chile , Chile |