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Ernesto Guglielmo Cofiño Ubico
VenerableResearched
Born
5 June 1899
verified
Died
17 October 1991
verified
Venerable
14 December 2023
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 14 December 2023 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2023)
Who they were
Ernesto Guglielmo Cofiño Ubico was a layman and father of a family, born in Guatemala City on 5 June 1899, who died there on 17 October 1991. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 14 December 2023.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised his heroic virtue in 2023.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2023
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.