Background
Toruño, Rodolfo Cardinal Quezada was born on March 8, 1932 in Guatemala.
Toruño, Rodolfo Cardinal Quezada was born on March 8, 1932 in Guatemala.
Doctor in Canon Law.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Guatemala, 1956. Parochial vicar El Sagrario. Rector Beatas di Belen, National Major Seminary of Assumption.
Vice-chancellor Archdiocese of Guatemala. Ordained bishop, 1972. Auxiliary bishop Diocese of Zacapa, Guatemala, 1972—1975, coadjutor bishop, 1975—1980, bishop, 1980—1986, Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, 1986—2001.
Archbishop Archdiocese of Guatemala, 2001—2010, archbishop emeritus, since 2010. Elevated to cardinal, 2003. Cardinal-priest S. Saturnino, since 2003.
President National Commission for Reconciliation, Guatemala, 1987—1993, Bishops Conference Guatemala, 1988—1992, 2002—2006. Member Pontifical Council for Culture, Pontifical Commission for Latin American.