Ernesto Cofiño, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernesto Cofiño

Guatemalan surgeon

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1899

Place of Birth: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1991

Profession: surgeon

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ernesto Cofiño (1899–1991) was a Guatemalan physician.
He was a pioneer in pediatric research in Guatemala.
He founded hospitals, was director of Caritas, and promoted youth development.
Having died with a reputation for sanctity, his cause of beatification was granted a nihil obstat by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on July 7, 2000.