Santos Abril y Castelló
Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santos Abril y Castelló (born 21 September 1935) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church.[1] After a career in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See, he held a number of positions in the Roman Curia and from 2011 to 2016 was Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abril and the second or maternal family name is Castelló.
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Cardinal Archpriest emeritus, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 21 November 2011 |
Term ended | 28 December 2016 |
Predecessor | Bernard Francis Law |
Successor | Stanislaw Rylko |
Other post(s) | Cardinal priest of San Ponziano, Titular Archbishop of Tamada |
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Ordination | 19 March 1960 |
Consecration | 16 June 1985 by Agostino Casaroli |
Created cardinal | 18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI |
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Born | Santos Abril y Castelló (1936-09-21) 21 September 1936 (age 87) Alfambra, Spain |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | Pro Ecclesia cum Petro |
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Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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