Within the morning hours of this Sunday, June 16, on the eve of the celebration of Father’s Day, the Archbishop Emeritus of Coro died within the metropolis of Maracaibo, Zulia state. Monsignor Roberto Lückert León at 84 years of age.
The funeral of some of the influential Bishops of latest occasions in our nation can be held within the Maracaibo Cathedral this Sunday and his stays will relaxation within the “Our Woman of the Assumption” church, the place a heat tribute will beforehand be paid to him within the metropolis that noticed him develop as an exemplary pastor of the Venezuelan Catholic Church.
A life devoted to the Church, from Zulia to the world
Monsignor Roberto Lückert León was born in Maracaibo, Zulia state, on December 9, 1939, into a house with combined religions: his father Walter, a local of Germany, was Lutheran and his mom Carmen Alicia, from Trujillo, was Catholic. He was the eldest of eight siblings.
His preschool research have been accomplished on the Nuestra Señora del Pilar College and the Sucre College; He accomplished his major and secondary training on the Gonzaga College, belonging to the Jesuit Fathers within the metropolis of Maracaibo.
On the age of 18 he entered the Minor Seminary of Maracaibo and on the age of 19 he entered the Interdiocesan Seminary of Santa Rosa de Lima, Caracas, the place he studied theology and philosophy..
His priestly path started on August 14, 1966, when he was ordained by Monsignor Domingo Roa Pérez and appointed cooperating vicar of the Santa Bárbara parish of Maracaibo, later vicar bursar of the identical and member of the group of monks answerable for the Vocational Heart of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo. He was additionally parish priest of Our Woman of Lourdes in 1970.
In 1972 he based the San Juan Bautista parish and was appointed parish rector of Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá and San Juan de Dios till 1977, the 12 months through which the Excmo. Mr. Domingo Roa Pérez, archbishop of Maracaibo, elected him as his vicar common and director of the Diario La Columna in 1979.
In 1980 he served once more as parish priest of the Basilica of Our Woman of Chiquinquirá.
Monsignor Roberto Lückert León was the III Bishop of Cabimas
Since April 27, 1985, he was bishop of Cabimas and obtained episcopal ordination on June 29 of that very same 12 months. He headed the Diocese till 1993.
Later he was president of the Media Fee of the Venezuelan Episcopal Convention (CEV) and the Division for Social Communications (Decos-Celam), primarily based in Bogotá, Colombia.
On July 21, 1993, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Coro and took possession of it on October 2 of that very same 12 months, the day of the Holy Angels.
In 1996 he was appointed president of the Division of Liturgy of the CEV and of the Fee of Music and Sacred Artwork and Patrimonial Property of the identical.
He was the primary Archbishop of Coro, an appointment issued by the then Pope John Paul II – right now a saint – on November 23, 1998..
A 12 months later he obtained the archiepiscopal pallium from the then pontiff in Vatican Metropolis, Italy.
On June 25, 2010, throughout the framework of the celebration of his Episcopal Silver Jubilee, He was named Illustrious Son of Zulia for the governorship of that state, beneath decree quantity 400.
By decree quantity 780 of July 31, 2012, He’s the eponym of Los Haticos Avenue for being an Illustrious Son of Zulia and in recognition of his exemplary priestly profession, integrity, braveness and acknowledged struggles for the strengthening of Venezuelan democracy..
Now that essential avenue bears his title, as does a neighborhood positioned in Cabimas, Zulia state.
Since February 18, 2014, he has been bishop of Punto Fijo; resolution made by His Majesty Francis I as a result of critical well being situation of the then bishop, Monsignor Juan María Leonardi.
A life that was undoubtedly exemplary, a legacy that may stay for the brand new generations of monks within the nation resulting from his immense vocation for service. Peace to your soul.
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2024-06-16 21:16:49
