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Alfonso Lopez Trujillo
Alfonso Lopez Trujillo (8 November 1935 19 April 2008) was a Colombian Cardinal Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
He was ordained as a priest on 13 November 1960 and, after studying in Rome for an additional two years, returned to Bogota where he taught philosophy at the local seminary for four years. In 1968, he organized the new pastoral department of the Archdiocese of Bogota, and from 1970 to 1972, he was Vicar General of the archdiocese. In early 1971, Pope Paul VI appointed him titular archbishop of Boseta and Auxiliary of Bogota.
Lopez Trujillo was named Cardinal by John Paul II in the consistory of 2 February 1983, becoming the youngest cardinal until 1991. He was promoted to the order of Cardinal Bishops on 17 November 2001. In 1990, Lopez Trujillo was named president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. He assumed the office in 1991 but retained the title of Archbishop emeritus of Medellin.
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"Cardinal Trujillo, President of Pontifical Council for the Family, passes away". Catholic News Agency. 19 Apr 2008.
Biography at catholic-pages.com
Biography at The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
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