Rosalio José Castillo Lara
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Rosalio José Castillo Lara SDB (4 September 1922 – 16 October 2007) was a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church. He worked in the Roman Curia for almost all of his career, first with responsibility for rewriting the code of canon law and then in administrative positions in the government of the Holy See. He was made a cardinal in 1985.
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President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 31 October 1990 |
Term ended | 14 October 1997 |
Predecessor | Sebastiano Baggio |
Successor | Edmund Casimir Szoka |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di Dio "pro hac vice" (1996–2007) |
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Ordination | 4 September 1949 by Lucas Guillermo Castillo Hernández |
Consecration | 24 May 1973 by José Humberto Quintero Parra |
Created cardinal | 24 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1985–96) Cardinal-Priest (1996–2007) |
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Born | Rosalio José Castillo Lara (1922-09-04)4 September 1922 |
Died | 16 October 2007(2007-10-16) (aged 85) Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela |
Parents | Rosalio Castillo Hernández Guillermina Lara Peña |
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Motto | Misericordia et veritas |
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