José Alí Lebrún Moratinos
José Alí Cardinal Lebrún Moratinos (born March 19, 1919 in Puerto Cabello , Venezuela , † February 21, 2001 in Caracas ) was Archbishop of Caracas .
Life
José Alí Lebrún Moratinos received his philosophical and theological training in Caracas, Rome and Bogotá . He received on 19 December 1943, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a teacher , clergyman Rector and parish pastors . As director he was in charge of the editorial team of the newspaper "El Carabobeño". In addition, he performed various tasks in the administration of the Diocese of Valencia en Venezuela .
Pope Pius XII appointed him in 1956 titular bishop of Aradus and auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Maracaibo . The episcopal ordination donated to him on September 2, 1956 Archbishop Raffaele Forni , Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela ; Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Mérida , Acacio Chacón Guerra , and Gregorio Adam Dalmau , Bishop of Valencia and Venezuela.
In 1958 José Alí Lebrún Moratinos became Bishop of Maracay , and in 1962 Bishop of Valencia and Venezuela. He participated in all sessions of the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 . Pope Paul VI appointed him in 1972 titular Archbishop of Voncaria and Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Caracas, whose Archbishop José Alí Lebrún Moratinos on May 24, 1980. Pope John Paul II accepted him on February 2, 1983 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Pancrazio in the college of cardinals . José Alí Cardinal Lebrún Moratinos resigned the leadership of the Archdiocese of Caracas in 1995 for reasons of age.
He died on February 21, 2001 in Caracas and was buried in the local cathedral .
Honors
- 1983: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Web links
- Lebrún Moratinos, José Alí. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 28, 2016.
- Entry on José Alí Lebrún Moratinos on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on July 28, 2016.
- Entry on aciprensa.com (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - |
Bishop of Maracay 1958–1962 |
José Henriquez SDS |
| Gregorio Adam Dalmau (es) |
Archbishop of Valencia and Venezuela 1962–1972 |
Luis Henríquez (it) |
| José Cardinal Quintero |
Archbishop of Caracas 1980–1995 |
Antonio Cardinal Velasco SDB |
| Domingo Roa Pérez |
President of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela 1984–1990 |
Ramón Pérez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lebrún Moratinos, José Alí |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lebrún Moratinos, Cardinal José Alí (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan clergyman, Archbishop of Caracas and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Puerto Cabello , Venezuela |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2001 |
| Place of death | Caracas , Venezuela |