Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
Ecuadorian archbishop and cardinal (1934–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (1 January 1934 – 15 November 2020) was an Ecuadorian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Quito from 2003 to 2010. He became a bishop coadjutor in 1972 and served as an auxiliary in Guayaquil, Bishop of Azogues, and Military Ordinary of Ecuador before his appointment in Quito. Pope Benedict XVI raised him to the rank of cardinal in 2010.
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His Eminence Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Quito | |
Province | Quito |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Quito |
See | Cathedral of Quito |
Installed | 21 March 2003 |
Term ended | 11 September 2010 |
Predecessor | Antonio José González Zumárraga |
Successor | Fausto Trávez Trávez |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via |
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Ordination | 28 July 1957 by Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba |
Consecration | 21 May 1972 by Pablo Muñoz Vega |
Created cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | (1934-01-01)1 January 1934 Riobamba, Ecuador |
Died | 15 November 2020(2020-11-15) (aged 86) Quito, Ecuador |
Nationality | Ecuadorian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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