Juan García Rodríguez
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 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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).
- ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Clero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 13, 2019, accessed July 14, 2019 (Italian).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 5, 2019, accessed October 5, 2019 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 21, 2020, accessed February 21, 2020 (Italian).
- ^ 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 |
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Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera |
Archbishop of Camagüey 2002–2016 |
Wilfredo Pino Estévez |
Jaime Cardinal Ortega |
Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana since 2016 |
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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 |