Leopoldo Brenes
Nicaraguan prelate
His Eminence
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
|
|
---|---|
Cardinal , Archbishop of Managua | |
Brenes in 2014
|
|
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Managua |
See | Managua |
Appointed | 1 April 2005 |
Predecessor | Miguel Obando y Bravo |
Other post(s) |
Cardinal-Priest of San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello
President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua |
Orders | |
Ordination |
16 August 1974
by Miguel Obando y Bravo |
Consecration |
19 March 1988
by Miguel Obando y Bravo |
Created cardinal |
22 February 2014
by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1949-03-07
)
7 March 1949
(age
74)
|
Nationality | Nicaraguan |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous post(s) |
|
Motto |
"
Tu me has enviado"
("Tu me misisti") ("You have sent me") |
Coat of arms |
![]() |
![]() |
This
biography of a living person
needs additional
citations
for
verification
.
Please help by adding
reliable sources
.
Contentious material
about living persons that is unsourced or
poorly sourced
must be removed immediately
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
libelous
.
Find sources: "Leopoldo Brenes" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( May 2018 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) |
Ordination history of
Leopoldo Brenes |
||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Styles of
Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano |
|
---|---|
![]() |
|
Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano ( Spanish pronunciation: [le.oˈpol.do xoˈse ˈβɾenes soˈloɾsano] ; born 7 March 1949, in Ticuantepe ) is a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been archbishop of Managua since 2005. He was made a cardinal in 2014. He was an auxiliary bishop of Managua from 1988 to 1991 and bishop of Matagalpa from 1991 to 2005.
Biography
Leopoldo Brenes was born in Ticuantepe on 7 March 1949. He studied first at Rural School of Ticuantepe, Cristóbal Rugada School of Masaya, and Escuela Normal of Managua and then continued his secondary studies at the National Institute of Masaya and at Colegio San José de Calasanz. He then studied philosophy at the National Seminary Nuestra Señora de Fátima of Managua; theology at the Superior Institute of Ecclesiastical Studies (ISEE), México. He earned a bachelor's degree in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a licentiate in dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. [1] He was ordained a deacon on 13 January 1974.
Priesthood
He was ordained a priest in Managua on 16 August 1974 by Miguel Obando Bravo . He then served in a number of roles, including priest in the parishes of Tisma, Las Brisas, la Asunción, and St. Pius X in Managua, and vicar for pastoral care and substitute vicar general of the Archdiocese of Managua. [2] He was later a parish priest of Sagrada Familia, María Inmaculada, San Pío X, Espíritu Santo and Santa Rosa and San Agustín in Managua, and vicar for pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Managua and episcopal vicar for vocations and ministries.
Bishop and archbishop
Pope John Paul II named him titular bishop of Maturba and appointed him auxiliary bishop of Managua on 13 February 1988. He was consecrated a bishop on 19 March 1988 in the cathedral of Managua by Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo , Archbishop of Managua, assisted by Paolo Giglio , apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua, and Arturo Rivera Damas , Archbishop of San Salvador. His episcopal motto is Tu me has enviado . He was made Bishop of Matagalpa on 2 November 1991 and made Archbishop of Managua on 1 April 2005, the day before John Paul II's death. [1] He took possession of the see on 21 May. He received the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI on 29 June 2005.
In the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua he has been president of the Commission for Vocations and Ministries; secretary general of the Episcopal Conference; president of Cáritas Nacional; president of the Commission for Catechesis; and president of the Commission for Social Communications. He has served as a delegate for the Eucharistic Congresses, delegate to the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops, delegate to the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), President of the CELAM Commission Family-Life-Youth, President of the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC). He has been Vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua and its president.
Pope Benedict named him to a five-year term as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on 8 October 2009. [3]
Cardinal
On 22 February 2014, Pope Francis made him a cardinal, assigning him the titular church of San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello . [4] [5] On 15 January 2014 Pope Francis confirmed his membership in the Pontifical Commission for Latin America [6] and on 22 May 2014 made him a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace . [7]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.04.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2005 . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
- ↑ "Brenes Solórzano Card. Leopoldo José" . Holy See Press Office . Archived from the original on 4 September 2017 . Retrieved 23 November 2017 .
- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.10.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 October 2009 . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
- ↑ Galeazzi, Giacomo (22 February 2014). "19 new cardinals created in Consistory in the presence of two Popes" . Vatican Insider . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
- ↑ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la CREAZIONE dei Nuovi Cardinali: Assegnazione dei Titoli o delle Diaconie ai Nuovi Porporati, 22.02.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.01.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 January 2014 . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.05.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 May 2014 . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
External links
- "Brenes Solórzano Card. Leopoldo José" . Holy See Press Office . Archived from the original on 4 September 2017 . Retrieved 23 November 2017 .
- Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano
Catholic Church titles | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded
by
Carlos Jose Santi Brugia
, OFM
|
Bishop of Matagalpa
2 November 1991 – 1 April 2005 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Archbishop of Managua
1 April 2005–present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by |
President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua
2014–present |
|
Preceded by |
Cardinal Priest of
San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello
22 February 2014–present |