Luis Héctor Villalba


Luis Hector Villalba
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucuman
ProvinceTucuman
SeeTucuman
Appointed8 July 1999
Term ended10 June 2011
PredecessorRaul Arsenio Casado
SuccessorAlfredo Horacio Zecca
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (1984–1991)
  • Bishop of San Martin (1991–1999)
  • Archbishop of Tucuman (1999–2011)
Orders
Ordination24 September 1960
Consecration22 December 1984
by Juan Carlos Aramburu
Created cardinal14 February 2015
by Pope Francis
Personal details
Born
Luis Hector Villalba

(1934-10-11) 11 October 1934
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoApostol de Jesucristo
(Apostle of Jesus Christ)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Luis Héctor Villalba
History
Priestly ordination
Date24 September 1960
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJuan Carlos Aramburu
Co-consecratorsArnaldo Clemente Canale
Carmelo Juan Giaquinta
Date22 December 1984
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date14 February 2015
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Luis Héctor Villalba as principal consecrator
Luis Urbanc10 March 2007
Carlos Alberto Sánchez14 October 2017
Styles of
Luis Hector Villalba
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Luis Héctor Villalba (Spanish pronunciation: [lwis ˈeɣtoɾ βiˈʝalβa]; born 11 October 1934) is an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Tucumán from 1999 to 2011. He was an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 1984 to 1991 and bishop of San Martin from 1991 to 1999.