Luis Concha Córdoba


Luis Concha Córdoba
Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBogotá
Appointed18 May 1959
Term ended29 July 1972
PredecessorCrisanto Luque Sánchez
SuccessorAníbal Muñoz Duque
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1961-75)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 October 1916
by Bernardo Herrera Restrepo
Consecration30 November 1935
by Ismael Perdomo Borrero
Created cardinal16 January 1961
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Prince
Personal details
Born
Luis Concha Córdoba

7 November 1891
Died18 September 1975(1975-09-18) (aged 83)
Bogotá, Colombia
BuriedPrimatial Cathedral of Bogotá
EducationTheological Seminary of Bogotá
Alma materPontifical Biblical Institute
MottoMea lux Dominus
Coat of arms
Styles of
Luis Concha Córdoba
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Luis Concha Córdoba (November 7, 1891September 18, 1975) was a Colombian priest and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cardinal Concha served as Archbishop of Bogotá from 1959 to 1972, before his elevation to the cardinalate in 1961.