Juan Guevara

His Eminence Juan Gualberto Guevara
Cardinal Archbishop of Lima
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Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Lima
See	Lima
Appointed	16 December 1945
Installed	11 January 1946
Term ended	27 November 1954
Predecessor	Pedro Pascual Farfán
Successor	Juan Landázuri Ricketts
Other posts	Military Vicar of Peru (1945-54) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1946-54)
Orders
Ordination	2 June 1906 by Ismaele Puirredón
Consecration	2 March 1941 by Fernando Cento
Created Cardinal	18 February 1946 by Pope Pius XII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Juan Gualberto Guevara
Born	(1882-07-12)12 July 1882 Villa de Vitor, Arequipa, Peru
Died	Lima, Peru
Buried	Lima Cathedral
Previous post	Bishop of Trujillo (1940-43) Archbishop of Trujillo (1943-45)
Alma mater	University of San Agustin Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Dominus illuminatio mea
Coat of arms	Juan Gualberto Guevara's coat of arms

Juan Gualberto Guevara B.A. J.C.D. (12 July 1882 – 27 November 1954) was created on 18 February 1946 as a Cardinal Priest by Pope Pius XII. He was Archbishop of Lima in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Cardinal of Peru.

Biography

Early life and education

He was born in Villa de Vitor in the Archdiocese of Arequipa. Educated at the Seminary of San Jerónimo, Arequipa and University of San Agustin. Graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Finally went to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where in 1922 he earned a doctorate in canon law.

Priesthood

He was ordained on 2 June 1906 in Arequipa, and worked as a parish priest from 1906 until 1910 in Arica, nowadays in Chile. He was expelled by the Chilean Government when it claimed the province that he was working in. He became Vice-rector of the Seminary of Arequipa, in 1910, where he stayed for ten years until 1920. He was named sacristan of the cathedral of Arequipa 1916 - 1920. He worked as staff member of El Deber, the oldest newspaper in southern Peru, 1916–1940 and as its director from 1928 - 1940.

Episcopate

Guevara was appointed Bishop of Trujillo by Pope Pius XII on 15 December 1940. When the diocese of Trujillo was elevated to an archdiocese he became its first archbishop on 23 May 1943. Appointed as Military Vicars of Peru on 13 January 1945 and retained that office until his death. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Lima on 16 December 1945.

Cardinalate

Styles of Juan Gualberto Guevara
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Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Lima

Pope Pius XII created him Cardinal Priest of Sant'Eusebio in the consistory of 18 February 1946. He was thus the first Peruvian cardinal ever created. Died in 1954 of cancer in Lima. Buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Lima.

Trivia

Guevara once told several mothers of bathing-suit parade contestants that such a parade would be contrary to religion and modesty.

External links

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary
• Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal
• Juan Guevara at Find a Grave

Preceded by Carlo Garcia Irigoyen	Bishop of Trujillo (Elevated on 23 May 1943 to Archbishop) 15 December 1940–16 December 1945	Succeeded by Aurelio Macedonio Guerrero
Preceded by Pedro Pascual Farfán	Archbishop of Lima 16 December 1945–27 November 1954	Succeeded by Juan Landázuri Ricketts