Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz OFM (born 12 November 1912 in Cotacachi, Imbabura, Ecuador and died on 6 April 2000 in Quito Ecuador) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Guayaquil |
| See | Guayaquil |
| Appointed | 10 April 1969 |
| Term ended | 7 December 1989 |
| Predecessor | Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral |
| Successor | Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo (1994-2000) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 July 1937 by Carlos María de la Torre |
| Consecration | 4 December 1949 by Efrem Forni |
| Created cardinal | 26 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz 12 November 1912 |
| Died | 6 April 2000 (aged 87) Quito, Ecuador |
| Buried | San Francisco church, Quito |
| Parents | Carlos Echeverría Solórzano Carmen Ruiz Solórzano |
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| Motto | Pax et Bonum |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
He joined the Franciscan order in 1928, and was ordained in 1937. He attended the Pontifical University in Rome and obtained a B.A. degree in Philosophy in 1941. Upon graduation he returned to Ecuador and performed many duties for the Franciscan order, started a religious magazine and established houses to care for the poor.
He was appointed Bishop of Ambato in 1949, installed as Archbishop of Guayaquil in 1969 and retired in 1989.[1]
He was a member of the International Academy of Franciscan History and was made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1994.
He was a member of the Marian Movement of Priests and provided his imprimatur for Father Stefano Gobbi's book: To the Priests, Our Lady's Beloved Sons.
References
- "Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Cardinal Echeverría Ruiz [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-22.