Crisanto Luque Sánchez


Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Archbishop of Bogotá
The cardinal arrives to participate in the 1958 papal conclave.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBogotá
SeeBogotá
Appointed14 July 1950
Term ended7 May 1959
PredecessorIsmael Perdomo Borrero
SuccessorLuis Concha Córdoba
Other post(s)Military Vicar of Colombia (1950-59)
Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1953-59)
President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference (1958-59)
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Croæ (1931-32)
Auxiliary Bishop of Tunja (1931-32)
Bishop of Tunja (1932-50)
Orders
Ordination28 October 1916
by Bernardo Herrera Restrepo
Consecration3 May 1931
by Paolo Giobbe
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Crisanto Luque Sánchez

1 February 1889
Died7 May 1959(1959-05-07) (aged 70)
Bogotá, Colombia
BuriedBogotá Cathedral
ParentsHeliodoro Luque
Natalia Sánchez
MottoOmnia et in Omnibus Christus
Coat of arms
Styles of
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBogotá

Crisanto Luque Sánchez (February 1, 1889 – May 7, 1959) was a Colombian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bogotá from 1950 to 1959, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.