Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín
| Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín | |
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| Born | August 10, 1927 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died |
August 27, 2006 (aged 79) Quito, Ecuador |
| Occupation | Archbishop, Writer |
Archbishop Emeritus Servant of God Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (August 10, 1927 – August 27, 2006), was archbishop of Guayaquil for ten years, and the first member of the prelature of Opus Dei in Ecuador. He was also a distinguished lawyer, frequently consulted about Ecuadorian Civil law and the author of more than 60 books about jurisprudence.
Monsignor Larrea Holguín was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while his father performed a diplomatic service for Ecuador before the Argentine government. He received his primary and secondary education in Ecuador (La Salle school), Peru and Argentina, and was a founding student of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), where he studied law. He continued his legal education in Italy, where he acquired the degree of Doctor in Law. Returning to Ecuador, he obtained the Doctorate in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
As a student in Italy, Larrea Holguín met Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, founder of Opus Dei, and after this meeting, in 1949, he requested admission into this institution of the Catholic Church. Owing to this, he became the first member of Opus Dei in Ecuador in 1952. He later received a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Angelicum of Rome, and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1962.
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