Fausto Trávez Trávez
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Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.
(8 March 1941-) is the current archbishop of Quito and therefore, primate of Ecuador
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
on 11 September 2010. He had previously served as bishop of Babahoyo
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Trávez Trávez was born in Toacazo, diocese of Latacunga. He studied in both Ecuador and Colombia
at the Saint Buenaventura University, Bogotá
where he completed his studies in philosophy
. He made his solemn profession on 15 October 1965 and was ordained to the priesthood on 12 December 1970.
He founded the "Movement Juvenil Francisco" in Quito
in 1969 was a member of Provincial Definitory, Master student of the Franciscan superior, priest, founder in 1982 of "Misioneras Franciscanas de la Juventud", Provincial Minister, President of "Unión de conferencias Latinoamericanas Franciscanas" and "Conferencia Franciscan Bolivarian".
He was appointed Titular Bishop
of Sulletto and Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador by Pope John Paul II on 14 January 2003, he received episcopal ordination on 15 March. He served as vicar apostolic until the 27 March 2008 when he was appointed bishop of Babahoyo. He was appointed archbishop of Quito and primate of Ecuador
by Pope Benedict XVI
on 11 September 2010. He will receive the pallium
from Pope Benedict on 29 June 2011 in Rome.
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
(8 March 1941-) is the current archbishop of Quito and therefore, primate of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on 11 September 2010. He had previously served as bishop of Babahoyo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo is a diocese located in the city of Babahoyo in the Ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil in Ecuador.-Leadership:Apostolic Administrator*Adolfo Maria Astudillo Morales* Prelate of Los Rios...
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Trávez Trávez was born in Toacazo, diocese of Latacunga. He studied in both Ecuador and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
at the Saint Buenaventura University, Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
where he completed his studies in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. He made his solemn profession on 15 October 1965 and was ordained to the priesthood on 12 December 1970.
He founded the "Movement Juvenil Francisco" in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
in 1969 was a member of Provincial Definitory, Master student of the Franciscan superior, priest, founder in 1982 of "Misioneras Franciscanas de la Juventud", Provincial Minister, President of "Unión de conferencias Latinoamericanas Franciscanas" and "Conferencia Franciscan Bolivarian".
He was appointed Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Sulletto and Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador by Pope John Paul II on 14 January 2003, he received episcopal ordination on 15 March. He served as vicar apostolic until the 27 March 2008 when he was appointed bishop of Babahoyo. He was appointed archbishop of Quito and primate of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on 11 September 2010. He will receive the pallium
Pallium
The pallium is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the Pope, but for many centuries bestowed by him on metropolitans and primates as a symbol of the jurisdiction delegated to them by the Holy See. In that context it has always remained unambiguously...
from Pope Benedict on 29 June 2011 in Rome.
External links
- The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.