| Birth: | Dec. 28, 1879 | | Death: | Mar. 20, 1963 | 
Religious Figure. Born in Camagüey, he studied at the Seminary of Caracas at the Central University of Venezuela. He was elected Archbishop of Havana, on December 26, 1941 and created Cardinal by Pope Pius XII on February 18, 1946. He suffered persecution by the Communist regime of Fidel Castro and in 1961 and 1962, he sought asylum in the Argentinean Embassy, and the nunciature in Havana. (bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Search Amazon for Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt | | | Burial:
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón
Havana
La Habana, Cuba |
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Originally Created by: Guy Gagnon
Record added: Feb 17, 2003
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