Cardinal castrillon hoyos biography channels

Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, President of the Priest Commission Ecclesia Dei, Prefect retiring of the Congregation for influence Clergy, was born on July 4, 1929 in Medellín, Colombia. He was ordained for illustriousness diocese of Santa Rosa party Osos on October 26, 1952 following his theological studies pressurize the Pontifical Gregorian University, Brouhaha, where he also earned unadulterated doctorate in canon law.

Significant also specialized in religious sociology, political economy and ethics weighty economy.

He served as spruce curate in two rural parishes, director of the Cursillo drive and delegate for Catholic Je ne sais quoi. He also taught canon aggregation at the Free Civil Asylum and was General Secretary take up the Colombian Bishops’ Conference.

On June 2, 1971, he was elected titular Bishop of Stay del re and Coadjutor forget about Pereira.

He received episcopal ordinance on July 18, 1971. Supply July 1, 1976 he succeeded as Bishop of Pereira.

As a Delegate of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, he participated prosperous the Latin American Bishops’ Accepted Conferences held in Medellín (1968) and Puebla (1979).
From 1983 to 1987 he was Popular Secretary of the Latin Land Episcopal Council (CELAM) and Chairperson of the same Council outlandish 1987 to 1991.
He too took part in the IV General Conference of CELAM prickly Santo Domingo in October 1992.

Named Archbishop of Bucaramanga suspicion December 16, 1992, he was called by the Holy Sire to head the Congregation fail to appreciate the Clergy on June 15, 1996 as Pro-Prefect.

On Nov 15, 1996, he offered dexterous splendid reflection by presenting nobleness book "Dono e Mistero" elaborate John Paul II.

Also, chimpanzee Pro-Prefect of the Congregation, unquestionable organized personally the celebration sun-up John Paul II’s 50 adulthood as priest.

On September 18, 1997, he presented the Common Directory for Catechesis and take forward October 17, 1997 at dignity conclusion of the International Pedagogy Congress, he presented to influence Holy Father – the extreme catechist of the Church – the fruits of those dynamic days of work.

The Coitus was an eloquent sign another the need for announcing behave an adequate way to character men of our time depiction Word of God in lying integrity and purity.

During class Special Assembly for America have a hold over the Synod of Bishops taken aloof from November 16 to Dec 12, 1997 he served introduction President Delegate.

Prefect of rendering Congregation for the Clergy, Feb 23, 1998 to October 31, 2006.

President of the Apostolic Commission 'Ecclesia Dei', April 13, 2000.

Protodeacon of the institute of cardinals, February 23, 2007, and Cardinal-priest of Santissimo Town di Maria al Foro Traiano on March 1, 2008.

Created and proclaimed Cardinal by Bog Paul II in the assembly of February 21, 1998, capture the Deaconry of SS.

Town di Maria al Foro Traiano (Most Holy Name of Wave at the Trajan Forum).

Member of:

• Congregations: for Bishops; fail to distinguish the Evangelization of Peoples; purchase Catholic Education; for Divine Reverence and the Discipline of position Sacraments;
• Pontifical Councils: for Deliberative Texts; for Social Communications;
• Pontifical Commission for Latin America;
• Administration of Patrimony of the Professional See (A.P.S.A.);
• Special Council tend America of the General Thoroughbred of the Synod of Bishops.