Juan García Rodríguez

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Coat of arms of Juan García Rodríguez
Archbishop's coat of arms of Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (before the 2019 Cardinal Revolt)

Juan de la Caridad Cardinal García Rodríguez (born July 11, 1948 in Camagüey ) is a Cuban clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana .

Life

Juan García Rodríguez studied philosophy and theology in Havana and was ordained a priest on January 25, 1972 . He then initially worked as a parish priest. He later became the founder and director of a school for missionary work in Camagüey.

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari and auxiliary bishop in Camagüey on March 15, 1997 . The Bishop of Camagüey, Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera , gave him episcopal ordination on June 7th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega , Bishop of Ciego de Ávila , and Emilio Aranguren Echeverría , Bishop of Cienfuegos .

On June 10, 2002, he was appointed Archbishop of Camagüey.

On April 26, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana . The inauguration took place on May 22nd of the same year. On July 13, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Congregation for the Clergy for five years .

On September 1, 2019, Pope Francis announced that he would be admitted to the College of Cardinals as a cardinal priest in the consistory of October 5, 2019 . At the cardinal creation, the Pope assigned him the titular church of Santi Aquila e Priscilla on October 5, 2019 . On February 21, 2020, Pope Francis confirmed him as a member of the Congregation for the Clergy and on April 20 of the same year he also appointed him a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di San Cristóbal de La Habana (Cuba) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 26, 2016, accessed April 26, 2016 (Italian).
  2. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Clero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 13, 2019, accessed July 14, 2019 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Annuncio di Concistoro il 5 ottobre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 1, 2019, accessed September 1, 2019 (Italian).
  4. ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 5, 2019, accessed October 5, 2019 (Italian).
  5. ^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 21, 2020, accessed February 21, 2020 (Italian).
  6. ^ Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 20, 2020, accessed April 20, 2020 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera Archbishop of Camagüey
2002–2016 		Wilfredo Pino Estévez
Jaime Cardinal Ortega Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana
since 2016 		-
personal data
SURNAME García Rodríguez, Juan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES García, Juan; García Rodríguez, Juan de la Caridad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Camaguey , Cuba