Juan García Rodríguez
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Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (born 11 July 1948) is a Cuban prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Havana since 26 April 2016. He previously served as an Auxiliary Bishop of Camagüey from 1997 to 2002 and then as archbishop of that diocese from 2002 to 2016. He is a past president of the Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019.
Quick Facts His Eminence, Church ...
Juan García Rodríguez | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | San Cristóbal de la Habana |
See | San Cristóbal de la Habana |
Appointed | 26 April 2016 |
Installed | 22 May 2016 |
Predecessor | Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla (2019-) |
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Ordination | 25 January 1972 by Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera |
Consecration | 7 June 1997 by Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera |
Created cardinal | 5 October 2019 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (1948-07-11) 11 July 1948 (age 76) |
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Motto | Ve y anuncia el Evangelio (Go and preach the Gospel) |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Juan Garcia Rodriguez | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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