Juan Guevara

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name = Juan Gualberto Cardinal Guevara †

Archdiocese of Lima | Title = Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal priest of Sant'Eusebio | Period = 16 December 1945 — 27 November 1954 | cardinal = February 18 1946
Predecessor = Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán | Successor = Juan Landázuri Ricketts | post = Archbishop of Trujillo | date of birth = Birth date|1882|7|12|mf=y | place of birth = "Villa de Vitor" near Arequipa, Peru
date of death = Death date and age|1954|11|27|1882|7|12|
place of death= Lima, Peru |

Biography

Juan Gualberto Cardinal Guevara B.A. J.C.D. (12 July 1882 - 27 November 1954) was created on February 18, 1946 a Cardinal Priest by Pope Pius XII. He was Archbishop of Lima in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Cardinal of Peru.

Early life and education

He was born in "Villa de Vitor" in the Archdiocese of Arequipa. Educated at the Seminary of San Jerónimo, Arequipa and University of San Agustin. Graduated in 1912 with a bachelor of arts degree. Finally went to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where in 1922 he earned a doctorate in canon law.

Priesthood

He was ordained on 2 June 1906 in Arequipa. Worked as a parish priest from 1906 until 1910 in Arica, nowadays in Chile. He was expelled by the Chilean Government when it claimed the province of he was working in. He became Vice-rector of the Seminary of Arequipa, in 1910, where he stayed for ten years until 1920. He was named sacristan of the cathedral of Arequipa 1916 - 1920. He worked as staff member of "El Deber", oldest newspaper in southern Peru, 1916 - 1940 and its director 1928 - 1940.

Episcopate

Guevara was appointed Bishop of Trujillo by Pope Pius XII on 15 December 1940. When the diocese of Trujillo was elevated to an archdiocese he became its first archbishop on May 23, 1943. Appointed as "Military Vicars of Peru " on January 13, 1945 and retained that office until his death. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Lima on 16 December 1945.

Cardinalate

Pope Pius XII created him Cardinal Priest of "Sant'Eusebio" in the consistory of February 18 1946. He was thus the first Peruvian cardinal ever created. Died in 1954 of cancer in Lima. Buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Lima.

Trivia

Guevara once told several mothers of bathing-suit parade contestants that a such a parade would be contrary to religion and modesty [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,856313,00.html American Beauty] November 21, 1949] .

References

External links

* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-g.htm#Guevara The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguevaraj.html Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7779062 Biography with photo]