Luis Concha Córdoba
Colombian priest and Cardinal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luis Concha Córdoba (November 7, 1891—September 18, 1975) was a Colombian priest and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Luis Concha Córdoba | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Bogotá |
Appointed | 18 May 1959 |
Term ended | 29 July 1972 |
Predecessor | Crisanto Luque Sánchez |
Successor | Aníbal Muñoz Duque |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1961-75) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 October 1916 by Bernardo Herrera Restrepo |
Consecration | 30 November 1935 by Ismael Perdomo Borrero |
Created cardinal | 16 January 1961 by Pope John XXIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Prince |
Personal details | |
Born | Luis Concha Córdoba 7 November 1891 |
Died | 18 September 1975(1975-09-18) (aged 83) Bogotá, Colombia |
Buried | Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá |
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Education | Theological Seminary of Bogotá |
Alma mater | Pontifical Biblical Institute |
Motto | Mea lux Dominus |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Luis Concha Córdoba | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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Cardinal Concha served as Archbishop of Bogotá from 1959 to 1972, before his elevation to the cardinalate in 1961.