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Miguel Obando y Bravo
Nicaraguan prelate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miguel Obando y Bravo, SDB (2 February 1926 – 3 June 2018) was a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Managua from 1970 to 2005. Pope John Paul II created him a cardinal in 1985.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obando and the second or maternal family name is Bravo.
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His Eminence Miguel Obando y Bravo | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Managua |
See | Managua |
Appointed | 16 February 1970 |
Installed | 4 April 1970 |
Term ended | 1 April 2005 |
Predecessor | Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto |
Successor | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto |
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Ordination | 10 August 1958 by Giuseppe Paupini |
Consecration | 31 March 1968 by Marco Antonio García y Suárez |
Created cardinal | 25 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Miguel Obando y Bravo (1926-02-02)2 February 1926 |
Died | 3 June 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 92) Managua, Nicaragua |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | Omnibus omnia factus |
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