Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz

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Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz (born November 12, 1912 in Cotacachi, Imbabura, Ecuador and died on April 6, 2000 in Quito Ecuador) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal.

He joined the Franciscan order in 1928, and was ordained in 1937. He attended the Pontifical University in Rome and obtained a B.A. degree in Philosophy in 1941. Upon graduation he returned to Ecuador and performed many duties for the Franciscan order, started a religious magazine and established houses to care for the poor.

He was a member of the International Academy of Franciscan History and was made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1994.

He was a member of the Marian Movement of Priests and provided his imprimatur for Father Stefano Gobbi's book: To the Priests, Our Lady's Beloved Sons.

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Biography at Catholic Pages

Persondata
Name	Echeverria Ruiz, Bernardino
Alternative names
Short description	Catholic cardinal
Date of birth	November 12, 1912
Place of birth	Cotocachi (city), Ecuador
Date of death	April 6, 2000
Place of death	Quito, Ecuador

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