Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
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Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
| Most Reverend Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri |
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| Bishop of Huehuetenango | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Huehuetenango |
| In Office | May 14, 2012 — Present |
| Predecessor | Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 27, 1971 |
| Consecration | January 6, 1989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1947 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ramazzini and the second or maternal family name is Imeri.
Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (born July 16, 1947) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in Guatemala. He has served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of San Marcos 1988-2012. Since Monday, May 14, 2012, he has served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Huehuetenango.
Biography
Ramazzini was born in Guatemala City, and he was ordained to the presbyterate on June 27, 1971, for service to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala City.[1] He earned a Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.) at the Pontifical Gregorian University at the Vatican in Rome. He was a Professor and Rector of the Major Seminary of Guatemala and Pastor of one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese of Guatemala. On December 15, 1988, Blessed Pope John Paul II appointed then-Father Ramazzini as the Bishop of San Marcos. He was ordained a Bishop by the Holy Father on January 6, 1989. The Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishops Edward Idris Cassidy and José Tomás Sánchez.
As a priest and Bishop he has been involved in social justice issues, especially in the area of protecting the rights of indigenous people.[2] He has fought against multinational corporations who come to Guatemala for its mineral wealth while destroying the countryside.[3] Bishop Ramazzini has empowered the poor and marginalized and fostered civil courage to fight against the injustice they experience. He has received many death threats because of his work,[2] and has received official letters of support from the Holy See and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.[3]
In 2005, Bishop Ramazzini received the Konrad Lorenz Award. The same year he testified before the International Relations Sub-committee on the Western Hemisphere of the United States House of Representatives. He was elected as the President of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala in 2006. In 2011, he received the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award, in honor of his social justice work.[3]
He has held many positions in the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala and currently chairs the Commission for Social Communications and the Commission for Prison Ministry.
Bishop Ramazzini participated in the CELAM Assembly in Aparecida, Brazil, in 2007, and before that, at the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops in 1997.
On Monday, May 14, 2012, he was transferred to be Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, following the acceptance by Pope Benedict XVI of the resignation offered by Bishop Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M., upon having reached the age limit of 75.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Bishop Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bramaa.html. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ a b McChesney, Rashah. "Bishop humbled by Pacem in Terris". Quad-City Times (October 1, 2011). http://qctimes.com/news/local/bishop-humbled-by-pacem-in-terris/article_06510f64-ebe4-11e0-b852-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ a b c Arland-Fye, Rarb. "Guatemalan bishop to receive Pacem in Terris award". The Catholic Messenger (August 10, 2011). http://qctimes.com/news/local/bishop-humbled-by-pacem-in-terris/article_06510f64-ebe4-11e0-b852-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
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- ^ http://www.news.va/en/news/other-pontifical-acts-170
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