Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Climaco Jacinto Zarauz
Bishop of Azogues
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:March 2, 1990
Predecessor:Raúl Vela Chiriboga
Successor:Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello
Ordination:June 25, 1950
Consecrated By:Pope John Paul II
Luis Alberto Luna Tobar
Birth Name:Climaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo
Birth Date:1926 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Ibarra, Ecuador
Motto:Dominus vexillum meum

Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo (Ibarra, February 24, 1926 – Ibarra, July 21, 2017) was an Ecuadorian Catholic priest and bishop, who served as 3rd Bishop of Azogues, between 1990 and 2004.[1]

Biography

Early life and priesthood

Clímaco Jacinto was born on February 24, 1926, in Ibarra, capital of the Province of Imbabura, Ecuador.[2]

He was ordained a priest on June 25, 1950.

He collaborated with the Azogues headquarters of the Catholic University of Cuenca, and also participated in the construction of several educational units in the Province of Cañar, together with the oblate nuns of the Most Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Episcopate

Bishop of Azogues

Episcopal Ordination

He was ordained as the III Bishop of Azogues, on April 20, 1990, by the envoy of the Holy Pope John Paul II, the Archbishop of Cuenca, Luis Alberto Luna Tobar.

Death

He died on July 21, 2017, in a retirement home in his hometown of Ibarra, at 91 years of age; due to his advanced age.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mons. Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo, Obispo Emérito de Azogues. September 8, 2017. April 28, 2024.
  2. News: Diocese of Azogues, Ecuador. GCatholic. 2018-02-13.
  3. Web site: Falleció monseñor Clímaco Zarauz, obispo emérito de Azogues. El Universo. ES. July 23, 2017. April 28, 2024.