Rosalio Jose Cardinal Castillo Lara, Venezuelan archbishop. Member of Academy Ciencias Sociales y Politicas del Venezuela,.Inst. for Works of Religion Commn, Congregation for Consecrated Life & Societies of Apostolic Life, Academy National de la Historia di Venezuela (correspondent).
Background
Lara, Rosalio Jose Cardinal Castillo was born on September 4, 1922 in San Casimiro, Venezuela. Son of Rosalio Castillo Hernandez and Guillermina Lara Pena. Juris Canonici Doctor, Juris Civilis Doctor, Ateneo Salesiano, Torino, Italy, 1953.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1949.
Assistant for studies Liceo San Jose, Los Teques, Venezuela, 1949-1950.
Education
President Association Venezuelana degli Educatori Cattolici, 1953. Professor Ateneo Salesiano, Torino, 1954-1957, Rome, 1957-1965. Provincial superior Venezuela, Salesians, 1966-1967, regional superior Latin American, 1967-1971, general councillor for pastoral care to youth, 1971-1973.
Consecrated bishop Titular Ch.of Precausa, 1973, archbishop, 1982.
Company-adjutor bishop, Trujillo, Venezuela, 1973-1974. Delegate Episcopal Conference Venezuela, Synod of Bishops, Rome, 1974-1975.
Secretary Pontifical Common for Revision of Code of Canon Law, Rome, 1975, pro-president, 1982-1984. President Disciplinary communications of RomanCuria, 1981, Pontifical Common for Authentic Interpretation of Code of Canon Law, 1984-1989.
Elevated to cardinal, 1985.
President Pontifical Council Interpretation of Legislation Texts, 1989-1990, Administration of Patrimonyof Apostolic See, 1989. President Pontifical Commission Vatican City State,1990.
Career
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1949. Assistant for studies Liceo San Jose, Los Teques, Venezuela, 1949—1950. President Association Venezuelana degli Educatori Cattolici, 1953.
Professor Ateneo Salesiano, Torino, 1954—1957, Rome, 1957—1965. Provincial superior Venezuela, Salesians Venezuela, 1966—1967. Regional superior Latin America, 1967—1971.
General councillor for pastoral care to youth, 1971—1973. Consecrated bishop Titular Church of Precausa, 1973, archbishop, 1982. Co-adjutor bishop Trujillo, Venezuela, 1973—1974.
Delegate Episcopal. Conference Venezuela Synod of Bishops, Rome, 1974—1975. Secretary Pontifical Commission for Revision of Code of Canon Law, 1975, pro-president, 1982—1984. President Disciplinary Commission of Roman Curia, 1981, Pontifical Commission for Authentic Interpretation of Code of Canon Law, 1984—1989.
Cardinal, 1985; president Pontifical Council Interpretation of Legislation Texts, 1989—1990, Administration of Patrimony of Apostolic See, 1989—1995, Pontifical Commission Vatican City State, 1990—1997, president emeritus, 1997—2007.
Membership
Member of Academy Ciencias Sociales y Politicas del Venezuela,.Inst. for Works of Religion Commn, Congregation for Consecrated Life & Societies of Apostolic Life, Academy National de la Historia di Venezuela (correspondent).