Luis Alberto Luna Tobar Explained

Type:Archbishop
Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, OCD
Archdiocese of Cuenca Emeritus
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Cuenca
Term:1981 - 2000
Predecessor:Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, SDB
Successor:Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
Ordination:June 23, 1946
Birth Date:15 December 1923
Birth Place:Quito, Ecuador
Coat Of Arms:Escudo de Luis Alberto Luna Tobar.svg
Motto:Ita Pater

Luis Alberto Luna Tobar OCD, (December 15, 1923 – February 7, 2017) was an Ecuadorian Discalced Carmelite and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Quito, Ecuador, and was ordained a priest on June 23, 1946.

He was appointed auxiliary archbishop of Archdiocese of Quito as well as titular bishop of Mulli on August 17, 1977, and was ordained bishop on September 18, 1977, by Cardinal Pablo Muñoz Vega. He was appointed archbishop of Vicar Apostolic of Cuenca on May 7, 1981, and served until his retirement on February 15, 2000.

He died on February 7, 2017.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fallece monseñor Luis Alberto Luna Tobar . February 7, 2017 . February 7, 2017 . . Spanish.