Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo

The Most Reverend

Climaco Jacinto Zarauz
Bishop of Azogues
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
AppointedMarch 2, 1990
PredecessorRaúl Vela Chiriboga
SuccessorCarlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello
Orders
OrdinationJune 25, 1950
Consecrationby Pope John Paul II
Luis Alberto Luna Tobar
Personal details
Born
Climaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo

(1926-02-24)24 February 1926
Ibarra, Ecuador
DiedJune 21, 2017(2017-06-21) (aged 91)
MottoDominus vexillum meum

Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo (Ibarra, February 24, 1926 – Ibarra, July 21, 2017) was an Ecuadorian Catholic priest and bishop, who served as 3rd Bishop of Azogues, between 1990 and 2004.[1]

Biography

Early life and priesthood

Clímaco Jacinto was born on February 24, 1926, in Ibarra, capital of the Province of Imbabura, Ecuador.[2]

He was ordained a priest on June 25, 1950.

He collaborated with the Azogues headquarters of the Catholic University of Cuenca, and also participated in the construction of several educational units in the Province of Cañar, together with the oblate nuns of the Most Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Episcopate

Bishop of Azogues

Episcopal Ordination

He was ordained as the III Bishop of Azogues, on April 20, 1990, by the envoy of the Holy Pope John Paul II, the Archbishop of Cuenca, Luis Alberto Luna Tobar.

Death

He died on July 21, 2017, in a retirement home in his hometown of Ibarra, at 91 years of age; due to his advanced age.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Mons. Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo, Obispo Emérito de Azogues". September 8, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Azogues, Ecuador". GCatholic. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. ^ "Falleció monseñor Clímaco Zarauz, obispo emérito de Azogues" (in Spanish). El Universo. July 23, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2024.