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Dario Castrillon Hoyos
Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos (born July 4 1929) is a Colombian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1996 to 2006, and currently serves as President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1998.
Early life
Born in Medellin, Dario Castrillon Hoyos attended the seminaries in Antioquia and Santa Rosa de Osos before going to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Alfonso Carinci on October 26, 1952, in the basilica of Ss. XII Apostoli. He finished his studies ...
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