Mario Revollo Bravo

Mario Revollo Bravo (September 19, 1919 - November 3, 1995) was a cardinal and Archbishop of Bogotá in the Roman Catholic Church.


Mario Revollo Bravo
Cardinal
Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá
Appointed25 June 1984
Term ended13 August 1994
PredecessorAníbal Muñoz Duque
SuccessorPedro Rubiano Sáenz
Other postsCardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola (1988-95)
Orders
Ordination31 October 1943
by Luigi Traglia
Consecration2 December 1973
by Aníbal Muñoz Duque
Created cardinal28 June 1988
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameMario Revollo Bravo
Born15 June 1919
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 November 1995(1995-11-03) (aged 76)
Bogotá, Colombia
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Alma mater
MottoVis pacis
Coat of arms

Biography

Styles of
Mario Revollo Bravo
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBogotá

Mario Revollo Bravo was born in Genoa, Italy, where his father was Colombian consul in that city. He was the third of the six children. He was ordained October 31, 1943 in Rome by Cardinal Luigi Traglia. Pope Paul VI appointed him as an auxiliary bishop of Bogotá on November 13, 1973. He was elected as President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia in 1978, holding that position until 1984. He was transferred to the metropolitan see of Bogotá by Pope John Paul II on June 25, 1984.

Pope John Paul II proclaimed Revollo Bravo Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola in the consistory 1988. He retired as Archbishop in 1994. He died in 1995.

References

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Aníbal Muñoz Duque
    Archbishop of Bogotá
    25 June 198427 December 1994
    Succeeded by
    Pedro Rubiano Sáenz


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