Background
Hoyos, Dario Cardinal Castrillón was born on April 4, 1929 in Medellin, Colombia.
Hoyos, Dario Cardinal Castrillón was born on April 4, 1929 in Medellin, Colombia.
Doctor in Canon Law, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.
Ordained priest Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia, 1952. Ordained bishop, 1971. Coadjutor bishop Diocese of Pereira, Colombia, 1971—1976, bishop, 1976—1992.
Archbishop Archdiocese of Bucaramanga, Colombia, 1992—1996. Pro-prefect Congregation for the Clergy, Rome, 1996—1998, prefect, 1998—2006. President Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, 1998—2009, president emeritus, since 2009.
Elevated to cardinal, 1998. Cardinal-deacon Steamship. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, since 1998.