Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
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His Eminence Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana |
| Appointed | 21 November 1981 |
| Term ended | April 26, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández |
| Successor | Juan de la Caridad Garcia Rodriguez |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla |
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| Ordination | 2 August 1964 by José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez |
| Consecration | 14 January 1979 by Mario Tagliaferri |
| Created Cardinal | 26 November 1994 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino |
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18 October 1936 Jagüey Grande, Cuba |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Motto | Sufficit Tibi Gratia Mea (My grace is sufficient for you) |
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Styles of Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | San Cristobal de la Habana |
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (born 18 October 1936 in Jagüey Grande, Matanzas, Cuba) is the Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Havana and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the second Cuban elevated to Cardinal. He later stepped down from his see on April 26, 2016.
He studied for priesthood at the Seminary of San Alberto Magno in Matanzas and in the Seminary of the Fathers of Foreign Missions in Quebec, Canada. He was ordained a priest on 2 August 1964 by Bishop Jose Maximino Dominguez-Rodriguez of Matanzas. He was assigned to various parishes in the Diocese of Matanzas from 1964 to 1966. He was imprisoned by the Communist government from 1966 to 1967. From 1967-1969, pastor of Jagüey Grande, his native city; as all the pastors in Cuba, due to a severe shortage of priests in those years, he served in several parishes and churches at the same time. Pastor of the cathedral of Matanzas, and at the same time, assisted the parish of Pueblo Nuevo and two other churches in the countryside; he was also president of the Diocesan Commission of Catechetic and realized an active apostolate with the youth of the diocese; in those years, which were even more difficult for the pastoral work of the church, he began a youth movement that included, among other forms of apostolate, a summer camp for the youth, and a work of evangelization through theatrical works performed by the same youth. At the same time, he was professor at San Carlos y San Ambrosio Interdiocesan Seminary, Havana, where he traveled every week to teach moral theology for several years.
On 4 December 1978, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of the Diocese of Pinar del Rio. He was consecrated bishop on 14 January 1979 by Mons. Mario Tagliaferri, Titular Archbishop of Formia, Pro-Nuncio in Cuba and assisted by Mons. Francisco Oves-Fernandez, Archbishop of Havana and Mons. Domínguez-Rodríguez, Bishop of Matanzas. His episcopal motto is Sufficit tibi gratia mea. He was later promoted to Archbishop of Havana in 1981. He was proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla on 26 November 1994. He served as president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba from 1988 to 1999. In 1996, he presided the commission for the process of postulation of the cause of beatification of the Servant of God Fr. Félix Varela y Morales. Cardinal Ortega y Alamino was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
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