José Lebrún Moratinos

Styles of
**José Lebrún Moratinos**
Styles of; José Lebrún Moratinos
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Caracas

His Eminence Servant of God

José Lebrún Moratinos
His Eminence Servant of God; José Lebrún Moratinos
Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Caracas
See	Caracas
Appointed	24 May 1980
Term ended	27 May 1995
Predecessor	José Humberto Quintero Parra
Successor	Ignacio Antonio Velasco García
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1983–2001)
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Aradus (1956–58); Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo (1956–58); Bishop of Maracay (1958–62); Bishop of Valencia (1962–72); Titular Archbishop of Voncaria (1972–80); Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas (1972–80); President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (1984–90);
Orders
Ordination	19 December 1943; by Gregorio Adam Dalmau
Consecration	2 September 1956; by Raffaele Forni
Created cardinal	2 February 1983; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	José Alí Lebrún Moratinos; 19 March 1919; Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Died	21 February 2001 (aged 81); Caracas, Venezuela
Buried	Caracas Cathedral
Parents	Enrique Lebrún; Josefina Moratinos
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Latin American College
Motto	Veritatem facientes in caritate
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José Alí Lebrún Moratinos (19 March 1919 – 21 February 2001) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Caracas.