Jorge Urosa
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His Eminence Jorge Urosa Savino |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Caracas | |
| Province | Caracas |
| Diocese | Caracas |
| Appointed | 19 September 2005 |
| Installed | 5 November 2005 |
| Predecessor | Ignacio Velasco SDB |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria al Monti |
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| Ordination | 15 August 1967 by José Humberto Quintero Parra |
| Consecration | 22 September 1982 by José Alí Lebrún Moratinos |
| Created Cardinal | 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino |
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August 28, 1942 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Alma mater | Colegio De La Salle Tienda Honda Interdiocesan Seminary of Caracas St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto Pontifical Gregorian University |
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Styles of Jorge Urosa Savino |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| Ordination history of Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | José Lebrún Moratinos (Caracas) |
| Date of consecration | September 22, 1982 |
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Bishops consecrated by Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino as principal consecrator
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| Reinaldo del Prette Lissot | February 5, 1994 |
| José Valero Ruz | June 27, 1998 |
| Luis Tineo Rivera | April 28, 2007 |
| Jesús de Zarate Salas | January 12, 2008 |
Jorge (Liberato) Urosa (y Savino) (born August 28, 1942) is a Venezuelan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Caracas, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2006.
Jorge Urosa was born in Caracas to Luis Manuel Urosa Joud and Ligia Savino del Castillo de Urosa. He studied humanities at Colegio De La Salle Tienda Honda, and philosophy at the Interdiocesan Seminary of Caracas. From 1962 to 1965, he studied theology at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto.
Urosa then attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, from where he obtained his doctorate in dogmatic theology, until 1971. During his time at the Gregorian, he returned to Caracas to be ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal José Quintero Parra on August 15, 1967.
After concluding his Roman studies in at the Pius Latin American Pontifical College, Urosa then served as a professor and the rector of the Seminary San José in Caracas. He later served as rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary in Caracas as well. Before becoming vicar general of the Archdiocese of Caracas, he was President of the Organization of Latin American Seminaries and founded a parochial vicariate in a chabolas neighborhood of Caracas.
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