[3] He was rector and priest of the Basilica of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá in Maracaibo (1972–1977) when he was chosen by Domingo Roa Pérez as the archdiocese's vicar general and director of the Catholic newspaper La Columna.
[1] In August 2015, when Lückert was Archbishop of Coro, he denounced what he saw as Venezuela's conversion into a "communist country" as a result of Hugo Chávez's and Nicolás Maduro's persistence in "wanting to copy the Cuban model and that has led to a deep economic crisis."
In January 2019, Lückert was stern in his remarks about the detention of some 80 minors by Maduro's régime, rejecting the action with the force that he felt it deserved.
[2] At the time of Lückert's death, Corina Yoris hailed the archbishop as a strong defender of Venezuelans' human rights.
[1] On 25 June 2010, to mark Lückert's silver anniversary of being consecrated a bishop, he was awarded the title Illustrious Son of Zulia by that state's administration, under Decree number 400.
Under Decree number 780 on 31 July 2012, Los Háticos Avenue in Maracaibo was named after Lückert in recognition of the above title and also in honour of his exemplary priestly career, his integrity, his valour and his widely acknowledged struggles in strengthening Venezuelan democracy.
[1] A statement issued by the Venezuelan Catholic episcopate said that the prelate's legacy would live on in the causes that he defended with courage: the poor, democracy and the faith.