Luis Héctor Villalba (Spanish pronunciation:[lwisˈeɣtoɾβiˈʝalβa]; born 11 October 1934) is an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Tucumán from 1999 to 2011. He was an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 1984 to 1991 and bishop of San Martin from 1991 to 1999.
Luis Héctor Villalba was born on 11 October 1934. He completed his primary and secondary education in Buenos Aires. He entered the Metropolitan Seminary of Buenos Aires (Villa Devoto) in 1952 after earning the title of mercantile peritus in state schools. In 1961, he obtained licentiates in theology and ecclesiastical history at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.[1]
Episcopateedit
He was ordained a priest on 24 September 1960.
In 1961 he obtained a licentiate in theology and Church history from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
In 1967 he was appointed as prefect of the major seminary and professor in the Faculty of Theology at the Catholic University of Buenos Aires. In 1968 he became the first director of the San José vocational institute, where candidates to the priesthood of the archdiocese prepared for courses in philosophy and theology. From 1969 to 1971 he served as dean of the faculty of theology, and in 1972 he was appointed as parish priest of Santa Rosa da Lima in Buenos Aires.
On 20 October 1984 he was assigned the titular see of Ofena and appointed as auxiliary of Buenos Aires.
On 16 July 1991 he was transferred to the diocese of San Martin.
He served as metropolitan archbishop of Tucumán from 8 July 1999 to 10 June 2011. He was the first deputy president of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina for two consecutive mandates (2005–2008 and 2008–2011), under the presidency of the then-archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Previously he had been president of the Episcopal Commission for Catechesis and a member of the Commission for the Lay Apostolate.[2]
Cardinaledit
On 4 January 2015, Pope Francis announced that he would make him a cardinal on 14 February.[3] At that ceremony, he was assigned the titular church of San Girolamo a Corviale.[4] On September 4, 2021, Villalba in his role as papal representative presided over the rite of beatification of Fray Mamerto Esquiú.[5]
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Luis Hector Villalba Spanish pronunciation lwis ˈeɣtoɾ biˈʝalba born 11 October 1934 is an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Tucuman from 1999 to 2011 He was an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 1984 to 1991 and bishop of San Martin from 1991 to 1999 His EminenceLuis Hector VillalbaCardinal Archbishop Emeritus of TucumanProvinceTucumanSeeTucumanAppointed8 July 1999Term ended10 June 2011PredecessorRaul Arsenio CasadoSuccessorAlfredo Horacio ZeccaOther post s Cardinal Priest of San Girolamo a CorvialeOrdersOrdination24 September 1960Consecration22 December 1984by Juan Carlos AramburuCreated cardinal14 February 2015by Pope FrancisPersonal detailsBornLuis Hector Villalba 1934 10 11 11 October 1934 age 89 Buenos Aires ArgentinaNationalityArgentineDenominationRoman CatholicPrevious post s Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires 1984 1991 Bishop of San Martin 1991 1999 Archbishop of Tucuman 1999 2011 MottoApostol de Jesucristo Apostle of Jesus Christ Coat of arms Ordination history of Luis Hector VillalbaHistoryPriestly ordinationDate24 September 1960Episcopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorJuan Carlos AramburuCo consecratorsArnaldo Clemente CanaleCarmelo Juan GiaquintaDate22 December 1984CardinalateElevated byPope FrancisDate14 February 2015Episcopal successionBishops consecrated by Luis Hector Villalba as principal consecratorLuis Urbanc10 March 2007Carlos Alberto Sanchez14 October 2017 Styles of Luis Hector VillalbaReference styleHis EminenceSpoken styleYour EminenceInformal styleCardinal Contents 1 Education 2 Episcopate 3 Cardinal 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEducation editLuis Hector Villalba was born on 11 October 1934 He completed his primary and secondary education in Buenos Aires He entered the Metropolitan Seminary of Buenos Aires Villa Devoto in 1952 after earning the title of mercantile peritus in state schools In 1961 he obtained licentiates in theology and ecclesiastical history at the Pontifical Gregorian University Rome 1 Episcopate editHe was ordained a priest on 24 September 1960 In 1961 he obtained a licentiate in theology and Church history from the Pontifical Gregorian University In 1967 he was appointed as prefect of the major seminary and professor in the Faculty of Theology at the Catholic University of Buenos Aires In 1968 he became the first director of the San Jose vocational institute where candidates to the priesthood of the archdiocese prepared for courses in philosophy and theology From 1969 to 1971 he served as dean of the faculty of theology and in 1972 he was appointed as parish priest of Santa Rosa da Lima in Buenos Aires On 20 October 1984 he was assigned the titular see of Ofena and appointed as auxiliary of Buenos Aires On 16 July 1991 he was transferred to the diocese of San Martin He served as metropolitan archbishop of Tucuman from 8 July 1999 to 10 June 2011 He was the first deputy president of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina for two consecutive mandates 2005 2008 and 2008 2011 under the presidency of the then archbishop of Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Previously he had been president of the Episcopal Commission for Catechesis and a member of the Commission for the Lay Apostolate 2 Cardinal editOn 4 January 2015 Pope Francis announced that he would make him a cardinal on 14 February 3 At that ceremony he was assigned the titular church of San Girolamo a Corviale 4 On September 4 2021 Villalba in his role as papal representative presided over the rite of beatification of Fray Mamerto Esquiu 5 See also editCardinals created by Pope FrancisReferences edit Miranda Salvador VILLALBA Luis Hector 1934 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Florida International University OCLC 53276621 VILLALBA Card Luis Hector Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali in Italian Holy See Press Office 4 January 2015 Retrieved 6 January 2015 Consistory list of titular church assignments Vatican Radio 14 February 2015 Retrieved 14 February 2015 En Catamarca se alistan para la beatificacion del fraile Fray Mamerto Esquiu External links edit Villalba Card Luis Hector Holy See Press Office Archived from the original on 4 September 2017 Retrieved 30 October 2017 Catholic Church titles Preceded byManuel Menedez Bishop of San Martin1991 1999 Succeeded byRaul Omar Rossi Preceded byRaul Arsenio Casado Archbishop of Tucuman1999 2011 Succeeded byAlfredo Zecca Preceded bytitular church established Cardinal Priest of San Girolamo a Corviale2015 present Incumbent nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop from Argentina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Catholic cardinal is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luis Hector Villalba amp oldid 1198035542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
