His Eminence

Darío Castrillón Hoyos
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
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Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos in 2008
Appointed15 June 1996
Term ended31 October 2006
PredecessorJose Tomas Sanchez
SuccessorCláudio Hummes
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano
Orders
Ordination26 October 1952
by Alfonso Carinci
Consecration18 July 1971
by Angelo Palmas
Created cardinal21 February 1998
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1929-07-04)4 July 1929
Medellín, Colombia
Died18 May 2018(2018-05-18)(aged 88)
Rome, Italy
NationalityColombian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Pereira (1971)
  • Titular Bishop of Villa Regis (1971)
  • Bishop of Pereira (1976–1991)
  • Archbishop of Bucaramanga (1991–1996)
  • Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy (1996–2006)
  • President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (2000–2009)
MottoChristus in vobis spes gloriae
SignatureDarío Castrillón Hoyos's signature
Coat of armsDarío Castrillón Hoyos's coat of arms