Carlos Camus
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Camus and the second or maternal family name is Larenas.
| His Excellency, the Most Reverend Carlos Camus | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Linares | |
| Diocese | Linares |
| Appointed | 11 December 1976 |
| In office | 17 January 2003 |
| Predecessor | Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida |
| Successor | Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic |
| Other posts | Bishop of Copiapó |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 September 1957 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 January 1927 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died |
16 March 2014 (aged 87) Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | Chileno |
| Alma mater |
Seminario de Santiago Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Motto | "La victoria que vence al mundo es nuestra Fe" |
Bishop Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas (14 January 1927 – 16 March 2014) emeritus (retired) bishop of the Linares, Chile and human rights advocate. He was a proponent of excommunication for those guilty of torture.[1]
Born in Valparaíso, on 14 January 1927, he was ordained a priest on 21 September 1957. Camus was then appointed Bishop of Copiapó, Chile on 31 January 1968 and was ordained bishop on 3 March 1968. He was then appointed Bishop of Linares, Chile on 11 December 1976 and installed on 17 April 1977. He retired on 17 January 2003.[2] He died on 16 March 2014.[3]
References
- ↑ Cavanaugh, William T. (1998). Torture and Eucharist: theology, politics, and the body of Christ. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-631-21199-0. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas
- ↑ "Murió Carlos Camus Larenas, obispo emérito de Linares y defensor de los derechos humanos" (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
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