Antonio José González Zumárraga
Antonio José González Zumárraga | |
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Pujili, Ecuador | |
| Died | October 13, 2008 (aged 83) Sangolquí, Ecuador |
| Styles of Antonio González Zumárraga | ||
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
| See | Quito (emeritus) | |
Antonio José González Zumárraga (March 18, 1925 – October 13, 2008) was an Ecuadorian
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
.
González Zumárraga was born in
Pujili, Ecuador. He was ordained priest on July 29, 1951, following studies at the San José seminary in Quito and the Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain, where he obtained a doctorate in canon law.[1]
He was made auxiliary bishop of Quito on May 17, 1969 (with the titular diocese of
.He was made
Coadjutor Archbishop of Quito on June 28, 1980. He succeeded to full governance of the Archdiocese on June 1, 1985.[2]
He was created as a Cardinal Priest (Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Via) in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
References
- ^ "Antonio José Cardinal González Zumárraga". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Site locations changed". www.fiu.edu. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
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