Pedro Rubiano Sáenz

His Eminence

Pedro Rubiano Sáenz
Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá
SeeBogotá
Installed27 December 1994
Term ended8 July 2010
PredecessorMario Revollo Bravo
SuccessorRubén Salazar Gómez
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination5 July 1956
by Julio Caicedo Téllez
Consecration11 July 1971
by Angelo Palmas
Created cardinal8 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born(1932-09-13)13 September 1932
Cartago, Colombia
Died15 April 2024(2024-04-15) (aged 91)
Bogotá, Colombia
DenominationCatholic Church
MottoCaritas Christi urget us
Latin: The Love of Christ compels us
Coat of arms
Styles of
Pedro Rubiano Sáenz
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBogotá

Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo ru'βjano 'saens]; 13 September 1932 – 15 April 2024) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Bogotá from 1995 to 2010. He was Bishop of Cúcuta from 1972 to 1983, and Archbishop of Cali from 1985 to 1994 after two years as coadjutor there. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 2001.