Pablo Muñoz Vega

Pablo Muñoz Vega, SJ (23 May 1903 – 3 June 1994) was an Ecuadorian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Quito from 1967 until his resignation in 1985.

His cause of canonization commenced on 9 April 2016 after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints granted their formal approval of the cause on 10 December 2015; this gives him the title Servant of God.

[1][2] He studied humanities as well as Latin and Greek and obtained a degree from College Maximo San Ignacio in Quito in 1927 and then a doctorate from Facultad Teologia at the school of Oña in 1931.

Vega later taught at Cotocollao and later at the Jesuit school of San Felipe Neri in Riobamba from 1926 until 1928 and he began developing an interest and focus in the works of Saint Augustine who would become the basis for some of his spiritual writings.

Once he completed his studies he served as a staff member in the philosophical department at the Gregorian from 1937 until 1949 at which point he was appointed as the Jesuit provincial for Ecuador later in 1958; he held that post until 1964.

He attended the 1967 gathering of bishops in Rome from 29 September to 29 October and also became the President of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference; he had two terms from 1969 to 1973 and then 1975 to 1984.