José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán

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Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Chitré (1994–1999)
  • Titular Bishop of Parthenia (1985–1994)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (1985–1994)
MottoPraesumus si prosumus
(We have authority if we serve)
Coat of armsJosé Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.'s coat of arms
Ordination history of
José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán
History
Priestly ordination
Date13 July 1969
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Marcos Gregorio McGrath,CSC
José Agustin Ganuza García, OAR
Date18 January 1986
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date14 February 2015
Styles of
José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.
His Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeDavid

José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán,

Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of David
from 1999 to 2024.

Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2015.

Biography

Lacunza was born in

ordained priest on 13 July 1969, both occurring in Pamplona.[2]

After his ordination, Lacunza was sent for a time to teach Latin and Religion at the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo (

Vicar General of the archdiocese.[2]

Lacunza was appointed an

Ngöbe–Buglé people over the mining of their ancestral lands.[5]

4 January 2015,

cardinal on 14 February.[6] At that ceremony, he was assigned the Church of San Giuseppe da Copertino as his titular church.[7] He was the first member of his order[8] (established in 1588) and the first Panamanian to be named a cardinal.[9]

At the Synod on the Family in 2015, Lacunza argued that Moses was more merciful than Jesus because he permitted divorce, and asked, "Why can't Peter be more like Moses?"[10]

Lacunza presided at the beatification of James Miller on 7 December 2019 in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Lacunza was reported missing for a time in January/February 2024. He was seen on 30 January, but failed to appear for Mass the next day as expected, so Church officials asked for government assistance in locating him on 31 January. On 1 February he was located in his car in the

Boquete district and appeared healthy but disoriented.[11]

See also

  • Cardinals created by Pope Francis

References

  1. ^ a b "Mons. José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuan, o.a.r." Conferencia Episcopal Panameña. Archived from the original on December 17, 2015.(in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b c "Bishop José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán". Order of Augustinian Recollects. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  3. ^ "Titularidad". Colegio Ntra. Sra. del Buen Consejo. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-05-02.(in Spanish)
  4. ^ "José Luis Cardinal Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R." Catholic Hierarchy.[self-published source]
  5. ^ "Mgr. Lacunza intermediary between government and indigenous protesters to avoid other deaths". News.VA Official Vatican Network. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Consistory: list of titular church assignments". Vatican Radio. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. ^ "José Luis Lacunza, primer cardenal agustino recoleto: "El cristiano debe transformar el mundo para hacerle cada vez más cercano a los planes de Dios"". Agustinos Recoletos (in Spanish). 7 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "¿Quién es José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán?" (in Spanish). InfoVaticana. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. ^ De Souza, Raymond (2024-02-24). "Dead Synodality". The Catholic Thing. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  11. ^ "Encuentran al cardenal José Luis Lacunza en Boquete". La Prensa (in Spanish). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Titular Bishop of Parthenia

1985–1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Chitré
1994–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of David
1999–2024
Succeeded by
Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra
Preceded by
titular church established
Cardinal Priest of San Giuseppe da Copertino
2015–present
Incumbent