José Lebrún Moratinos
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President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (1984–90) | |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Latin American College |
| Motto | Veritatem facientes in caritate |
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
| See | Caracas | |
José Alí Lebrún Moratinos (19 March 1919 – 21 February 2001) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Caracas. Besides his native Spanish, he spoke Italian, Latin and French.
Early life and priesthood
He was born in
Second World War. He was ordained to the priesthood on 19 December 1943. He served from 1943 until 1956 in Valencia, as a faculty member, spiritual director and rector
of its seminary as well as its chaplain. He did pastoral work in several parishes and was chaplain of the local jail.
Episcopate
metropolitan see
of Caracas on 24 May 1980.
Cardinalate
He was made
S. Pancrazio in the consistory of 2 February 1983 by Pope John Paul II. He was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, serving from 1984 to 1990. He resigned as archbishop on 27 May 1995. He died on 21 February 2001 in Caracas
. He is buried along with all the other bishops of Caracas.
Canonization
In May 2021, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas has initiated the initial steps for his canonization process.[1][2]
References
- ^ 2001 Hagiography Circle
- ^ Fabiana Ortega (31 May 2021). "José Alí Lebrún: the first Venezuelan cardinal who could advance to the altars". Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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