Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino

His Eminence

Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Cardinal,
Archbishop emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseSan Cristóbal de la Habana
Appointed21 November 1981
Term ended26 April 2016
PredecessorFrancisco Ricardo Oves Fernández
SuccessorJuan de la Caridad Garcia Rodriguez
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla
Orders
Ordination2 August 1964
by José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez
Consecration14 January 1979
by Mario Tagliaferri
Created cardinal26 November 1994
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino

(1936-10-18)18 October 1936
Died26 July 2019(2019-07-26) (aged 82)
El Cobre, Cuba
DenominationCatholic
Previous post(s)
MottoSufficit tibi gratia mea
('My grace is sufficient for you'; 2 Corinthians 12:9)
Coat of armsJaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino's coat of arms
Styles of
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSan Cristobal de la Habana

Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (18 October 1936 – 26 July 2019) was a Cuban prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1981 to 2016. He was appointed to the College of Cardinals in 1994, the second Cuban to hold that distinction.


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