In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obando and the second or maternal family name is Bravo.
His Eminence
Miguel Obando y Bravo
SDB
Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Managua
See
Managua
Appointed
16 February 1970
Installed
4 April 1970
Term ended
1 April 2005
Predecessor
Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto
Successor
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto
Orders
Ordination
10 August 1958 by Giuseppe Paupini
Consecration
31 March 1968 by Marco Antonio García y Suárez
Created cardinal
25 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Miguel Obando y Bravo
(1926-02-02)2 February 1926
La Libertad, Nicaragua
Died
3 June 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 92) Managua, Nicaragua
Nationality
Nicaraguan
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Auxiliary Bishop of Matagalpa (1968–70)
Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena (1968–70)
Motto
Omnibus omnia factus
Coat of arms
Miguel Obando y Bravo, SDB (2 February 1926 – 3 June 2018) was a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Managua from 1970 to 2005. Pope John Paul II created him a cardinal in 1985.
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