Religious Figure. He was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1941 to 1963. He was the first Cuban member of the College of Cardinals. He studied at the Seminary of Caracas at the Central University of Venezuela receiving a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1898 before attending the Seminary of Santa Rosa de Lima in Caracas starting on April 12, 1901. He was ordained on April 17, 1904. After serving in Venezuela, he returned to Cuba in 1915 to have various positions in the church including school master. 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.
Religious Figure. He was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1941 to 1963. He was the first Cuban member of the College of Cardinals. He studied at the Seminary of Caracas at the Central University of Venezuela receiving a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1898 before attending the Seminary of Santa Rosa de Lima in Caracas starting on April 12, 1901. He was ordained on April 17, 1904. After serving in Venezuela, he returned to Cuba in 1915 to have various positions in the church including school master. 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: Linda Davis
Inscription
MANUEL, CARDENAL ARTEAGA Y BETANCOURT
PULVIS ES
1879 - 1963
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