Darío Castrillón Hoyos
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Darío del Niño Jesús Castrillón Hoyos (4 July 1929 – 18 May 2018) was a Colombian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1996 to 2006 and President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei from 2000 until his retirement in 2009. He was made a cardinal in 1998.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castrillón and the second or maternal family name is Hoyos.
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Darío Castrillón Hoyos | |
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Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy | |
Appointed | 15 June 1996 |
Term ended | 31 October 2006 |
Predecessor | Jose Tomas Sanchez |
Successor | Cláudio Hummes |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano |
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Ordination | 26 October 1952 by Alfonso Carinci |
Consecration | 18 July 1971 by Angelo Palmas |
Created cardinal | 21 February 1998 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | (1929-07-04)4 July 1929 Medellín, Colombia |
Died | 18 May 2018(2018-05-18) (aged 88) Rome, Italy |
Nationality | Colombian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | Christus in vobis spes gloriae |
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