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Papa Francisco acepta la renuncia del Cardenal Jorge Urosa como Arzobispo de Caracas

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El Papa Francisco ha aceptado la renuncia al gobierno pastoral de la Arquidiocesis de Caracas (Venezuela) presentada por el Cardenal Jorge Urosa Savino y ha nombrado Administrador Apostolico durante la sede vacante al Cardenal Baltazar Porras Cardozo, Arzobispo de la diocesis venezolana de Merida.

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By (CNA/EWTN)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
7/9/2018 (5 years ago)

Published in Living Faith

Keywords: Pope Francis, accepts the resignation, Cardinal Jorge Urosa

VATICANO (ACI Prensa) - El Cardenal Urosa nacio en Caracas el 28 de agosto de 1942 y fue ordenado presbitero el 15 de agosto de 1967. El Papa Juan Pablo II lo nombro Obispo Auxiliar de la Arquidiocesis de Caracas, el 13 de julio de 1982 y su ordenacion episcopal se produjo el 22 de septiembre del mismo ano.

Fue Arzobispo de Valencia desde el 25 de mayo de 1990 y despues nombrado Arzobispo de Caracas el 19 de septiembre de 2005 por el Papa Benedicto XVI, tomando posesion el 5 de noviembre de 2005.

A lo largo de su ministerio, ha ejercido como vicerrector del Seminario San Jose en El Hatillo de 1971 a 1974, y despues como rector del mismo hasta 1976.

Fue tambien rector del seminario de Caracas entre 1976 y 1982 y fundador del Centro de Evangelizacion y Vicaria Religiosa de la Santisima Trinidad, en el Barrio Casa de Tabla, en Petare, entre 1971-1982.

Ha sido tambien profesor de Antropologia Filosofica y profesor de Teologia Dogmatica, asi como presidente de la Organizacion de Seminarios Venezolanos (OSVEN) entre 1974-1977.

Tambien desempeno su tarea como vicepresidente de la Organizacion de Seminarios Latinoamericanos de 1976 a 1982 y fue miembro del Consejo Presbiteral de la Arquidiocesis de Caracas de 1973 a 1999.

Actualmente el Cardenal Urosa tiene 75 anos, la edad en la cual todo obispo debe presentar su renuncia de acuerdo al Codigo de Derecho Canonico.

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