Darío Castrillón Hoyos

His Eminence

Darío Castrillón Hoyos
His Eminence; Darío Castrillón Hoyos
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos in 2008
Appointed	15 June 1996
Term ended	31 October 2006
Predecessor	Jose Tomas Sanchez
Successor	Cláudio Hummes
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Pereira (1971); Titular Bishop of Villa Regis (1971); Bishop of Pereira (1976–1991); Archbishop of Bucaramanga (1991–1996); Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy (1996–2006); President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (2000–2009);
Orders
Ordination	26 October 1952; by Alfonso Carinci
Consecration	18 July 1971; by Angelo Palmas
Created cardinal	21 February 1998; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	4 July 1929; Medellín, Colombia
Died	18 May 2018 (aged 88); Rome, Italy
Nationality	Colombian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Latin: Christus in vobis spes gloriae, lit. 'Christ in you, the hope of glory'
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Darío del Niño Jesús Castrillón Hoyos (4 July 1929 – 18 May 2018) was a Colombian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1996 to 2006 and President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei from 2000 until his retirement in 2009. He was made a cardinal in 1998.