In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casariego and the second or maternal family name is Acevedo.
His Eminence
Mario Casariego y Acevedo
CRS
Cardinal, Archbishop of Guatemala City
Church
Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Guatemala City
Installed
12 December 1964
Term ended
15 June 1983
Predecessor
Mariano Rossell y Arellano
Successor
Próspero Penados del Barrio
Orders
Ordination
19 July 1936
Consecration
27 December 1958 by John XXIII
Created cardinal
28 April 1969 by Paul VI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
(1909-02-13)13 February 1909
Figueras de Castropol, Spain
Died
15 June 1983(1983-06-15) (aged 74) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Buried
Cathedral of Guatemala City
Nationality
Spanish
Denomination
Catholic
Previous post(s)
Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala City (1958–1963) Coadjutor Archbishop of Guatemala (1963–1964)
Styles of Mario Casariego y Acevedo
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
See
Guatemala City
Figueras.
Mario Casariego y Acevedo, CRS (13 February 1909 – 15 June 1983) was a Spanish-born Guatemalan cardinal. He served as Archbishop of Guatemala City from 1964 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.[1]
^Mario Casariego, arzobispo de Guatemala. El País, 18 June 1983, Spain.(in Spanish)
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