Pedro Hernández Cantarero
Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero CMF (born June 29, 1954 in Jinotepe , Carazo County, Nicaragua) is Vicar Apostolic of Darién .
Life
Hernandez Cantarero studied in Costa Rica, Colombia (Medellin), and Spain (Salamanca), where he developed the licentiate acquired in Theology of Consecrated Life. On November 15, 1986, he was ordained a priest for the Claretian Order . Subsequently, he was among other things trainer of the aspirants of his order (1987-1988) and commissioner for the philosophical education of the Claretians in Guatemala (1988-1989). From 1989 to 1991 he studied at the Pontifical University of Salamanca . From 1996 he headed the Claretian training center for seminarians in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), where he also taught as a lecturer in spirituality and biblical studies.
Pope John Paul II appointed him on February 12, 2005 Vicar Apostolic of Darién and Titular Bishop of Thabraca . The Apostolic Nuncio in Panama , Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello , donated him episcopal ordination on March 19 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were José Dimas Cedeño Delgado , Archbishop of Panama , and Carlos María Ariz Bolea CMF, Bishop of Colón-Kuna Yala .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez CMF |
Vicar Apostolic of Darién since 2005 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hernández Cantarero, Pedro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hernández Cantarero, Pedro Joaquin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nicaraguan religious, Vicar Apostolic of Darién |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jinotepe |