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His Eminence Servant of God
José Lebrún Moratinos
Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseCaracas
SeeCaracas
Appointed24 May 1980
Term ended27 May 1995
PredecessorJosé Humberto Quintero Parra
SuccessorIgnacio Antonio Velasco García
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1983–2001)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination19 December 1943
by Gregorio Adam Dalmau
Consecration2 September 1956
by Raffaele Forni
Created cardinal2 February 1983
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornJosé Alí Lebrún Moratinos
19 March 1919
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Died21 February 2001(2001-02-21) (aged 81)
Caracas, Venezuela
BuriedCaracas Cathedral
ParentsEnrique Lebrún
Josefina Moratinos
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Latin American College
MottoVeritatem facientes in caritate
Coat of armsJosé Lebrún Moratinos's coat of arms
Styles of
José Lebrún Moratinos
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeCaracas

José Alí Lebrún Moratinos (19 March 1919 – 21 February 2001) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Caracas. Besides his native Spanish, he spoke Italian, Latin and French.

Early life and priesthood

He was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, as the eldest of the five children. He was confirmed in his native city by Felipe Rincón González, Archbishop of Caracas. He was educated at Colegio San José, of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He entered the Interdiocesan Seminary of Caracas, where he was taught from 1934 until 1937. He travelled to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He earned a licentiate in philosophy in 1941. He then started studying theology but had to leave Italy because of the Second World War. He was ordained to the priesthood on 19 December 1943. He served from 1943 until 1956 in Valencia, as a faculty member, spiritual director and rector of its seminary as well as its chaplain. He did pastoral work in several parishes and was chaplain of the local jail.

Episcopate

Pope Pius XII appointed him titular bishop of Arado and auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Maracaibo on 2 August 1956. He was consecrated exactly a month later by the Nuncio to Venezuela. He was appointed Apostolic administrator of the see of Maracaibo on 23 October 1957. He was transferred to the see of Maracay in 1958. He was transferred to the see of Valencia in Venezuela in 1962. As a bishop he attended the Second Vatican Council. Pope Paul VI appointed him as Titular Archbishop of Voncaria and Coadjutor bishop of Caracas on 16 September 1972. He was elected vice-president of the Venezuelan Episcopal conference. He succeeded to the metropolitan see of Caracas on 24 May 1980.

Cardinalate

He was made Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio in the consistory of 2 February 1983 by Pope John Paul II. He was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, serving from 1984 to 1990. He resigned as archbishop on 27 May 1995. He died on 21 February 2001 in Caracas. He is buried along with all the other bishops of Caracas.

Canonization

In May 2021, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas has initiated the initial steps for his canonization process.

References

  1. 2001 Hagiography Circle
  2. Fabiana Ortega (31 May 2021). "José Alí Lebrún: the first Venezuelan cardinal who could advance to the altars". Retrieved 18 May 2022.
Preceded byJosé Quintero Parra Archbishop of Caracas
24 May 1980 – 27 May 1995 		Succeeded byIgnacio Velasco
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