Julio Terrazas Sandoval (March 7, 1936 – December 9, 2015) was a
Cardinal Priest
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and Archbishop Emeritus of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the
Roman Catholic Church
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.
Biography
Born in
Vallegrande,
Bolivia
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, he was the member of the Terrazas family, prominent in
Cochabamba
Cochabamba (; ) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital (political), capital of the Cochabamba Department and the list of cities in Bolivia, fourth largest city in Bolivia, with ...
and Santa Cruz. He was a close relative of Generals
Hernán Terrazas Céspedes
Hernán Terrazas Céspedes (3 December 1926 – 6 November 2020) was a Bolivian general, politician, and diplomat who served as Mayor of Cochabamba during the History of Bolivia (1964–1982), era of dictatorships in Bolivia. Early in his milita ...
and
David Terrazas Villegas, and a distant relative of
Melchor Terrazas and
Manuel Terrazas.
Terrazas Sandoval was ordained a priest in 1962. He earned a degree in social ministry from EMACAS University,
France
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.
[Vatican Press website, ''Terrazas Sandoval Card. Julio, C.SS.R.'']
/ref> In Bolivia, he was superior of the Vallegrande Redemptorist
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community before being appointed Auxiliary of La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
in 1978. He was later transferred to Oruro
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level.
It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by populat ...
in 1982. He chaired the Episcopal Commission on the Laity, Youth and Vocations, was a member of CELAM's Commission on the Laity, and was elected President of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference on four occasions.
Appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz in 1991, Terrazas Sandoval was made a Cardinal
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***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
by Pope John Paul II
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In his you ...
on 21 February 2001. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave
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that selected Pope Benedict XVI
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, and also one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave
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that selected Pope Francis
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.
On May 25, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation he submitted when he turned 75. He was immediately succeeded as Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra by his Coadjutor Archbishop, Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina.
Terrazas died aged 79 after several complications in his health.Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval dies at 79
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References
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1936 births
2015 deaths
Bolivian cardinals
Bolivian Roman Catholic archbishops
Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II
People from Vallegrande Province
Redemptorist cardinals
Roman Catholic archbishops of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Roman Catholic bishops of La Paz
Roman Catholic bishops of Oruro