Miguel Ángel García y Aráuz
Miguel Ángel García y Aráuz (born October 8, 1911 in Guatemala City , † December 28, 2003 ) was Bishop of Jalapa .
Life
Miguel Ángel García y Aráuz was ordained a priest on January 6, 1939 .
Pius XII. appointed him on May 16, 1944 auxiliary bishop in Guatemala and titular bishop of Sophene . The apostolic nuncio in Guatemala and El Salvador , Giuseppe Beltrami , consecrated him on September 3 of the same year as bishop ; Co- consecrators were Mariano Rossell y Arellano , Archbishop of Guatemala , and Jorge García Caballeros , Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos .
As a motto he chose Spes mea in Deo est . He attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council . The Pope named him Bishop of Jalapa on April 30, 1951 . In 1979 he founded - together with Ángela Eugenia Silva Sánchez - a community of nuns , the Congregación Marta y María . On January 29, 1987, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Congregación Marta y María , accessed July 5, 2018.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Jalapa 1951–1987 |
Jorge Mario Ávila del Águila CM |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | García y Aráuz, Miguel Ángel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guatemalan clergyman, Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guatemala City |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 2003 |