José Luis Azuaje Ayala
José Luis Azuaje Ayala (born December 6, 1957 in Valera ) is a Venezuelan clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Maracaibo .
Life
José Luis Azuaje Ayala was ordained a priest on May 5, 1984 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on March 18, 1999 auxiliary bishop in Barquisimeto and titular bishop of Italica . He was ordained episcopate on May 29th of the same year by the Bishop of Trujillo , Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña ; Co- consecrators were Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela , Archbishop of Barquisimeto, and Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo , Archbishop of Merida .
On July 15, 2006, he was appointed Bishop of El Vigía-San Carlos del Zulia and on September 23 of the same year he was appointed to the office.
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Barinas on August 30, 2013 . In January 2018 he was elected President of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela . He is also President of Caritas Latin America . On May 24, 2018, the Pope appointed him Archbishop of Maracaibo.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Maracaibo (Venezuela) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 24, 2018, accessed May 24, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Enrique Delgado Silva |
Bishop of El Vigía-San Carlos del Zulia 2006–2013 |
Juan de Dios Peña Rojas |
| Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval |
Bishop of Barinas 2013–2018 |
Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras OFMCap |
| Ubaldo Santana FMI |
Archbishop of Maracaibo since 2018 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Azuaje Ayala, José Luis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Maracaibo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valera |