Cardinal Urosa of Venezuela received treatment in the intensive care unit of the General Hospital of Caracas at the end of August. Until the end of his life, he cared about the suffering of the Venezuelan people and called on political leaders to work together to resolve the crisis peacefully.
(Vatican News Network)Cardinal Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, the retired archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela, returned to Tianxiang on September 23 at the age of 79. The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela announced the above news in an announcement. Card Urosa was treated in the intensive care unit of Venezuela’s Capital General Hospital at the end of August this year due to new coronary pneumonia. The Venezuelan nation is deeply saddened by the passing of Card Urosa.
In the face of Venezuela’s social, economic, and political crisis, Card Urosa has been calling for “put aside the interests of individuals and small groups” so as not to make the people more suffering. At the same time, we must protect the rights and interests of all people and work together to “help our people. Brothers and sisters, especially the poorest” and “solve our serious conflicts peacefully.” The cardinal also strives to promote unity in society and the church.
The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela has released a message from Cardinal Urosa. The cardinal expressed his love for God, the church and the Venezuelan people in the message. In addition, Card Urosa stated in the message that he longed to receive the sacrament and prayed that God would bless the church in Venezuela so that it would be united forever.
Urosa was born in Caracas on August 28, 1942 and was ordained in Caracas on August 15, 1967. He received a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome. Urosa held a number of positions during his lifetime and established an evangelization center. He was also a member of the Priest Council of the Archdiocese of Caracas (1973-1990).
On July 3, 1982, Urosa was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Caracas, and he was promoted to pastor on September 22 of the same year. In March 1990, Auxiliary Bishop Urosa was appointed Archbishop of Valencia, Venezuela. Later, in September 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the archbishop of Caracas, and on March 24, 2006, he promoted the archbishop of Urosa to the cardinal.
Card Urosa attended the World Conference of Bishops on the theme of “The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and the Contemporary World” held in 2015. He is also a member of the Cardinal Committee for the Study of the Holy See Organization and Economic Issues. Card Urosa participated in the privy conference where the pope was elected in March 2013, and Pope Francis was elected in that conference.
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