Julio Terrazas Sandoval

Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (1978-1982)
Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius (1978-1982)
Bishop of Oruro (1982-1991)

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Julio Terrazas Sandoval (March 7, 1936 – December 9, 2015) was a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the Roman Catholic Church.^[1]

Biography

Born in Vallegrande, Bolivia, he was the member of the Terrazas family, prominent in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. He was a close relative of Generals Hernán Terrazas Céspedes and David Terrazas Villegas, and a distant relative of Melchor Terrazas and Manuel Terrazas.^[2]

Terrazas Sandoval was ordained a priest in 1962. He earned a degree in social ministry from EMACAS University, France.^[3] In Bolivia, he was superior of the Vallegrande Redemptorist community before being appointed Auxiliary of La Paz in 1978. He was later transferred to Oruro in 1982. He chaired the Episcopal Commission on the Laity, Youth and Vocations, was a member of CELAM's Commission on the Laity, and was elected President of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference on four occasions.^[3]

Appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz in 1991, Terrazas Sandoval was made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 February 2001.^[4] He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI, and also one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that selected Pope Francis.^[3]

On May 25, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation he submitted when he turned 75. He was immediately succeeded as Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra by his Coadjutor Archbishop, Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina.^[5]

Terrazas died aged 79 after several complications in his health.^[6]

References

^ "Biographical Dictionary of John Paul II (1978-2005), Consistory of February 21, 2001 (VIII)". Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section.
^ III, Harris M. Lentz (11 July 2015). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2155-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Vatican Press website, Terrazas Sandoval Card. Julio, C.SS.R.
^ Catholic News Agency website, Terrazas Sandoval, Julio, C.SS.R.*
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval dies at 79