His Eminence Julio Terrazas Sandoval | |
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| Cardinal,Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
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| Archdiocese | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| See | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Appointed | 6 February 1991 |
| Installed | 14 April 1991 |
| Term ended | 25 May 2013 |
| Predecessor | Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo |
| Successor | Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina (previously, Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra) |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi |
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| Ordination | 29 July 1962 by Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider |
| Consecration | 8 June 1978 by José Clemente Maurer |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | (1936-03-07)March 7, 1936 |
| Died | December 9, 2015(2015-12-09) (aged 79) Santa Cruz,Bolivia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Julio Terrazas Sandoval (March 7, 1936 – December 9, 2015) was aCardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in theRoman Catholic Church.[1]
Born inVallegrande,Bolivia, he was the member of the Terrazas family, prominent inCochabamba and Santa Cruz. He was a close relative of GeneralsHernán Terrazas Céspedes andDavid Terrazas Villegas, and a distant relative ofMelchor Terrazas andManuel Terrazas.[2]
Terrazas Sandoval was ordained a priest in 1962. He earned a degree in social ministry from EMACAS University,France.[3] In Bolivia, he was superior of the VallegrandeRedemptorist community before being appointed Auxiliary ofLa Paz in 1978. He was later transferred toOruro in 1982. He chaired the Episcopal Commission on the Laity, Youth and Vocations, was a member of CELAM's Commission on the Laity, and was elected President of theBolivian Episcopal Conference on four occasions.[3]
Appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz in 1991, Terrazas Sandoval was made aCardinal byPope John Paul II on 21 February 2001.[4] He was one of thecardinal electors who participated in the2005 papal conclave that selectedPope Benedict XVI, and also one of thecardinal electors who participated in the2013 papal conclave that selectedPope Francis.[3]
On May 25, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation he submitted when he turned 75. He was immediately succeeded as Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra by his Coadjutor Archbishop,Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina.[5]
Terrazas died aged 79 after several complications in his health.[6]
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