Juan Landázuri Ricketts

His Eminence

Juan Landázuri Ricketts

Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima
ArchdioceseLima
Appointed2 May 1955
Term ended30 December 1989
PredecessorJuan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba
SuccessorAugusto Vargas Alzamora
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop of Lima (1952-1955)
  • Titular Archbishop of Rhoina (1952-1955)
Orders
Ordination16 April 1939
by Francisco Miguel Irazola y Galarza
Consecration24 August 1952
by Juan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba
Created cardinal19 March 1962
by John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1913-12-19)19 December 1913
Died16 January 1997(1997-01-16) (aged 83)
Lima, Peru
DenominationRoman Catholic
Mottoambulante in dilectione
Coat of arms
Styles of
Juan Landázuri Ricketts
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLima

Juan Landázuri Ricketts, OFM (born Guillermo Eduardo Landázuri Ricketts; December 19, 1913 – January 16, 1997) was Peruvian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima from 1955 to 1989. He was one of the most prominent Catholic bishops during the 1960s and 1970s in Latin America. He was a member of the Order of Friars Minor.

This was a period in which the Church took a strong stance against human rights abuses by numerous military juntas; it also expressed a preference for the poor and concerns about extreme poverty and wealth inequality. Before he turned 80 on December 19, 1993, Juan Landázuri Ricketts was the last cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII to retain voting rights in a papal conclave.