Mario Casariego y Acevedo


Mario Casariego y Acevedo

Cardinal, Archbishop of Guatemala City
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseGuatemala City
Installed12 December 1964
Term ended15 June 1983
PredecessorMariano Rossell y Arellano
SuccessorPróspero Penados del Barrio
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala City (1958–1963)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Guatemala (1963–1964)
Orders
Ordination19 July 1936
Consecration27 December 1958
by John XXIII
Created cardinal28 April 1969
by Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1909-02-13)13 February 1909
Died15 June 1983(1983-06-15) (aged 74)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
BuriedCathedral of Guatemala City
NationalitySpanish
DenominationCatholic
Styles of
Mario Casariego y Acevedo
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeGuatemala City
Figueras.

Mario Casariego y Acevedo, CRS (13 February 1909 – 15 June 1983) was a Spanish-born Guatemalan cardinal. He served as Archbishop of Guatemala City from 1964 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.[1]

  1. ^ Mario Casariego, arzobispo de Guatemala. El País, 18 June 1983, Spain.(in Spanish)

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