José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán
José Luis Cardinal Lacunza Maestrojuán OAR (born February 24, 1944 in Pamplona ) is Bishop of David in Panama .
Life
José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán joined the order of the Augustinian Recollects and was ordained a priest on July 13, 1969 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Panama and titular bishop of Partenia on December 30, 1985 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Panama , José Sebastián Laboa Gallego , donated him episcopal ordination on January 18 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were Marcos Gregorio McGrath CSC , Archbishop of Panama, and José Agustín Ganuza García OAR, Prelate of Bocas del Toro . As a motto he chose Praesumus si prosumus .
On October 29, 1994 he was appointed Bishop of Chitré . On July 2, 1999, he was named bishop of David .
In the solemn consistory of February 14, 2015, Pope Francis accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Giuseppe da Copertino in the college of cardinals .
Memberships
Cardinal Maestrojuán is a member of the following organizations of the Roman Curia :
- Congregation for Catholic Education (since 2015)
- Pontifical Council for Culture (since 2015)
- Pontifical Commission for Latin America (since 2015)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 14, 2015, accessed February 15, 2015 (Italian).
- ↑ a b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 5, 2015, accessed September 6, 2015 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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José María Carrizo Villarreal |
Bishop of Chitré 1994–1999 |
Fernando Torres Durán |
Daniel Enrique Núñez Núñez |
Bishop of David since 1999 |
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SURNAME | Lacunza Maestrojuán, José Luis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lacunza Maestrojuán, Cardinal José Luis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish religious, Bishop of David |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pamplona |