José Lebrún Moratinos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Catholic cardinal
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Place of Birth: Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
About José Lebrún Moratinos
- José Lebrún Moratinos (19 March 1919 – 21 February 2001) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and former Archbishop of Caracas.
- Besides his native Spanish, he spoke Italian, Latin and French. ==Early life and priesthood He was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, as the eldest of the five children.
- He was confirmed in his native city by Felipe Rincón González, Archbishop of Caracas.
- He was educated at Colegio San José, of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
- He entered the Interdiocesan Seminary of Caracas, where he was taught from 1934 until 1937.
- He travelled to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
- He earned a licentiate in philosophy in 1941.
- He then started studying theology but had to leave Italy because of the Second World War.
- He was ordained to the priesthood on 19 December 1943.
- He served from 1943 until 1956 in Valencia, as a faculty member, spiritual director and rector of its seminary as well as its chaplain.
- He did pastoral work in several parishes and was chaplain of the local jail.
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