Oscar Julio Vian Morales
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Óscar Julio Vian Morales S.D.B.
(18 October 1947 - ) is archbishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 October 2010. He had previously served as archbishop of Los Altos
in Guatemala
. He was born in Guatemala City
, ordained a priest in 1976, and appointed Vicar Apostolic of El Petén in 1996. He was ordained Archbishop of Los Altos on 17 April 2007.
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On 25 August 1976 he was ordained priest by Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo
, S.D.B.
, the Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua. He taught at various Salesian education centers in Central America, including the Salesian Vocational Center Rinaldi Santa Tecla (El Salvador), Dominic Savio College of Cartago (Costa Rica) and the Don Bosco Technical Institute (Panama). Also, he was director of the Instituto Salesiano San Miguel in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Fr. Vian Morales received sabbatical leave to study liturgical theology at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute
of Sant'Anselmo in Rome
. On his return to Central America he was appointed spiritual adviser and director of the Salesian Institute and the Salesian Youth Centre (CEJUSA). Shortly afterwards he was appointed director of studies at the Salesian Don Bosco School in Guatemala City
and four years later director of the Salesian San Miguel Institute in Tegucigalpa
, Honduras
. In December 1990 he was appointed director of the Don Bosco Youth Center in Managua, Nicaragua, and in 1994 took over as director of the Don Bosco School of Guatemala City. He also taught liturgical theology and catechesis in numerous seminars throughout Central America.
For the Salesian province
he acted as councillor of the Salesian Inspectorate for Central America (CAM) and delegate for youth ministry in the province's center located in San Salvador
. In 1990 he was elected delegate of the Salesian Province to the General Chapter in Rome.
Pope John Paul II
named him Vicar Apostolic of El Petén on 20 December 1996. He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Obando y Bravo on 1 February 1997 in the city of Flores, El Petén.
Between 1997 and 2006, he also held various positions within the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, was chairman of its liturgy ministry committee, and participated in its committees on land ministry, Caritas-social ministry, youth ministry, and education ministry. In addition, he chaired the Education Ministry Commission of Central America and Panama (CORECA).
He was appointed Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán in 2007. Transferred to the post of Archbishop of Guatemala
on 2 October 2010, he took possession of the see on 4 December 2010.
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
(18 October 1947 - ) is archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Escuintla, Jalapa, Santa Rosa de Lima, Verapaz, Cobán and Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas. It was elevated on 16 December 1743...
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 October 2010. He had previously served as archbishop of Los Altos
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán is a metropolitan archdiocese in Guatemala. It was erected on 27 July 1921 as the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, and elevated and renamed to Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán on 13 February 1996...
in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. He was born in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, ordained a priest in 1976, and appointed Vicar Apostolic of El Petén in 1996. He was ordained Archbishop of Los Altos on 17 April 2007.
Biography
After his secondary education at the Colegio Don Bosco in Guatemala and the Salesian Seminary in El Salvador, he studied philosophy, theology and pedagogy at the Salesian Institute of Theology and Philosophy, and the San Carlos University of GuatemalaUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala It is the biggest and oldest university of Guatemala, also it is the fourth founded in the Americas....
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On 25 August 1976 he was ordained priest by Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo
Miguel Obando y Bravo
Miguel Obando y Bravo is a Nicaraguan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Managua from 1985 until his resignation on 12 March 2005. On 25 May 1985, he was selected by Pope John Paul II to be cardinal in Central America...
, S.D.B.
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
, the Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua. He taught at various Salesian education centers in Central America, including the Salesian Vocational Center Rinaldi Santa Tecla (El Salvador), Dominic Savio College of Cartago (Costa Rica) and the Don Bosco Technical Institute (Panama). Also, he was director of the Instituto Salesiano San Miguel in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Fr. Vian Morales received sabbatical leave to study liturgical theology at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute
Pontifical Liturgical Institute
The Pontifical Liturgical Institute in Rome, located at Sant'Anselmo on the Aventine Hill, promotes the study of the Sacred Liturgy. It is entrusted to the Benedictine Confederation, and has the role of training professors of liturgy and liturgical experts to advance the study and teaching of the...
of Sant'Anselmo in Rome
Rome
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. On his return to Central America he was appointed spiritual adviser and director of the Salesian Institute and the Salesian Youth Centre (CEJUSA). Shortly afterwards he was appointed director of studies at the Salesian Don Bosco School in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
and four years later director of the Salesian San Miguel Institute in Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. In December 1990 he was appointed director of the Don Bosco Youth Center in Managua, Nicaragua, and in 1994 took over as director of the Don Bosco School of Guatemala City. He also taught liturgical theology and catechesis in numerous seminars throughout Central America.
For the Salesian province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
he acted as councillor of the Salesian Inspectorate for Central America (CAM) and delegate for youth ministry in the province's center located in San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
. In 1990 he was elected delegate of the Salesian Province to the General Chapter in Rome.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
named him Vicar Apostolic of El Petén on 20 December 1996. He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Obando y Bravo on 1 February 1997 in the city of Flores, El Petén.
Between 1997 and 2006, he also held various positions within the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, was chairman of its liturgy ministry committee, and participated in its committees on land ministry, Caritas-social ministry, youth ministry, and education ministry. In addition, he chaired the Education Ministry Commission of Central America and Panama (CORECA).
He was appointed Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán in 2007. Transferred to the post of Archbishop of Guatemala
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Escuintla, Jalapa, Santa Rosa de Lima, Verapaz, Cobán and Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas. It was elevated on 16 December 1743...
on 2 October 2010, he took possession of the see on 4 December 2010.