Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop of Montevideo | |
 Cardinal Sturla in 2021 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Montevideo |
| See | Montevideo |
| Appointed | 11 February 2014 |
| Installed | 9 March 2014 |
| Predecessor | Nicolás Cotugno |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Galla (2015-) |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (2011–14) Titular Bishop of Phelbes (2011-14) |
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| Ordination | 21 November 1987 |
| Consecration | 4 March 2012 by Nicolás Cotugno Arturo Fajardo Milton Tróccoli |
| Created cardinal | 14 February 2015 byPope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet (1959-07-04)July 4, 1959 (age 65) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Montevideo |
| Motto | Servir al Señor con Alegría (Serve the Lord with gladness) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet[pronunciation?],SDB (born 4 July 1959 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate and the archbishop ofMontevideo.
Sturla was born in a Uruguayan middle-class family. His parents died when he was a teenager. His eldest brotherMartín was an important politician at the end of the 20th century.
He attendedJohn XXIII Institute run by theSalesians of Don Bosco, inMontevideo. He entered the Salesian novitiate in 1979 and made his first religious profession on January 31, 1980. He studied theology at what was then called the Bishop Mariano Soler Theological Institute of Uruguay, and on November 21, 1987, he was ordained a priest.
After his ordination he served as vicar of the Salesian novitiate and post-novitiate, director of the Salesian aspirantate, master of novices, director of theJohn XXIII Institute, and professor of Church history. He earned a licentiate in theology from the Soler Theological Institute in 2006.
On October 28, 2008, he was named Salesian provincial for Uruguay, and shortly after was elected president of the Conference of Religious of Uruguay.
On December 10, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named him titular bishop of Felbes and auxiliary bishop of Montevideo. On February 11, 2014, Pope Francis promoted him to archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay.[1] On 9 March 2014 on the occasion of his inauguration a Mass was held together with Archbishop emeritusNicolás Cotugno andApostolic NuncioAnselmo Guido Pecorari; the Mass was attended by PresidentJosé Mujica, Vice PresidentDanilo Astori, former PresidentLuis Alberto Lacalle, senatorPedro Bordaberry and the mayor of MontevideoAna Olivera, among others.[2]
Within the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay he has been put in charge of the Departments of the Missions and of the Laity.
Sturla was created acardinal byPope Francis on 14 February 2015.[3] AsCardinal-Priest he was assigned thetitular church ofSanta Galla.[4]
In April 2015 Sturla Berhouet was appointed a member of theCongregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life,Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, andPontifical Commission for Latin America.
On 18 March 2020, Pope Francis named him a member of the Commission of Cardinals of theAdministration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.[5]
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Montevideo 2014 – present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by titular church established | Cardinal Priest ofSanta Galla 2015–present | |
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