Background
Zumárraga, Antonio José Cardinal González was born on March 18, 1925 in Pujili, Ecuador. Son of Luis González and Leonor Zumárraga.
Zumárraga, Antonio José Cardinal González was born on March 18, 1925 in Pujili, Ecuador. Son of Luis González and Leonor Zumárraga.
Doctor of Philosophy in Canon Law, University Salamanca.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador, 1951, parochial vicar, assistant secretary metropolitan curia. Professor ecclesiastical law Pontifical Catholic University, Ecuador. Chancellor of curia Archdiocese of Quito, 1964—1969.
Rector Our Mother of Mercy College. Ordained bishop, 1969. Auxiliary bishop Archdiocese of Quito, 1969—1978.
Bishop Diocese of Machala, Ecuador, 1978—1980. Coadjutor archbishop Archdiocese of Quito, 1980—1985, archbishop, 1985—2003. Elevated to cardinal, 2001.
Cardinal-priest Saint Maria in Via, 2001. Archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Quito, 2003—2008. Former president Ecuadorean Episcopal Conference.
Member Junta Consultiva de Relaciones Exteriores del Ecuador.