Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo
{{Short description|Ecuadorian Roman Catholic bishop}}
{{Infobox bishop
|type = Bishop
|honorific_prefix = The Most Reverend
|name = Climaco Jacinto Zarauz
|honorific_suffix =
|image =
|caption =
|title = Bishop of Azogues
|church = Roman Catholic Church
|appointed = March 2, 1990
|predecessor = Raúl Vela Chiriboga
|successor = Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello
|ordination = June 25, 1950
|consecration =
|consecrated_by = Pope John Paul II
Luis Alberto Luna Tobar
|birth_name = Climaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1926|02|24}}
|birth_place = Ibarra, Ecuador
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|06|21|1926|02|24}}
|previous_post =
|motto = Dominus vexillum meum
}}
Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo (Ibarra, February 24, 1926 – Ibarra, July 21, 2017) was an Ecuadorian Catholic priest and bishop, who served as 3rd Bishop of Azogues, between 1990 and 2004.{{cite web|url= http://conferenciaepiscopal.ec/mons-climaco-jacinto-zarauz-carrillo-obispo-emerito-de-azogues/|title= Mons. Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo, Obispo Emérito de Azogues|date=September 8, 2017|access-date=April 28, 2024}}
Biography
= Early life and priesthood =
Clímaco Jacinto was born on February 24, 1926, in Ibarra, capital of the Province of Imbabura, Ecuador.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/azog0.htm|title=Diocese of Azogues, Ecuador|work=GCatholic|access-date=2018-02-13}}
He was ordained a priest on June 25, 1950.
He collaborated with the Azogues headquarters of the Catholic University of Cuenca, and also participated in the construction of several educational units in the Province of Cañar, together with the oblate nuns of the Most Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
= Episcopate =
== Bishop of Azogues ==
===Episcopal Ordination ===
He was ordained as the III Bishop of Azogues, on April 20, 1990, by the envoy of the Holy Pope John Paul II, the Archbishop of Cuenca, Luis Alberto Luna Tobar.
Death
He died on July 21, 2017, in a retirement home in his hometown of Ibarra, at 91 years of age; due to his advanced age.{{cite web|url= https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2017/07/24/nota/6296428/fallecio-obispo-emerito-azogues/|title= Falleció monseñor Clímaco Zarauz, obispo emérito de Azogues|publisher= El Universo|language= ES| date=July 23, 2017|access-date=April 28, 2024}}
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Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ecuador