Background
Bravo, Miguel Cardinal Obando was born on February 2, 1926 in La Libertad, Nicaragua.
Bravo, Miguel Cardinal Obando was born on February 2, 1926 in La Libertad, Nicaragua.
Attended, Salesian College of Granada. Bachelor in Latin and Greek. Doctor in Physics, Mathematics and Philosophy.
Ordained priest Salesians of St. John Bosco, 1958. Professor math & physics superior schools in Nicaragua & El Salvador. Perfect Salesian Seminary of San Salvador.
Rector Rinaldi Institute. Ordained bishop, 1968. Auxiliary bishop Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 1968—1970.
Archbishop Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua, 1970—2005, archbishop emeritus Nicaragua, since 2005. Elevated to cardinal, 1985. Cardinal-priest S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto, since 1985.
President Nicaraguan Bishops Conference, 1971—1997, 1999, Bishops Secretariat of Central American & Panama, 1976—1980. President Department of Religion Latin American Bishops Conference, 1981—1985.