Bernardo Álvarez Afonso

Bernardo Álvarez Afonso (Breña Alta, island of La Palma, in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, July 29, 1949) is a Spanish Catholic bishop, since September 2005 twelfth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife) (Spanish: Diócesis Nivariense).

The Most Reverend

Bernardo Álvarez Afonso
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Diocese of Tenerife
In office2005-
PredecessorFelipe Fernández García
Personal details
BornJuly 29, 1949
Breña Alta, La Palma-Spain
Previous post(s)Priest
MottoOMNIBUS OMNIA FACTUS SUM / ME HE HECHO TODO A TODOS
Coat of armsBernardo Álvarez Afonso's coat of arms

On September 4, 2005 he was declared and credited bishop by Pope Benedict XVI, in the Iglesia de la Concepción (then provisional cathedral of the diocese, as the Cathedral of La Laguna was under renovation), the 12th bishop of the Diocese of Tenerife; on the same date he took canonical possession of the diocese. Álvarez is the second canary bishop in governing the diocese after Bishop Domingo Pérez Cáceres.

In a 2007 interview with local paper La Opinión de Tenerife, he stated "There are adolescents of thirteen years of age who are minors and are totally in agreement and furthermore desire it. Even if you take care they provoke you." This led to a headline reading "Bishop of Tenerife blames child abuse on the children".[1]

In 2014, it was able to reopen the Cathedral of La Laguna, after twelve years closed by a major restoration.

That same year 2014, the canonization of Blessed José de Anchieta by Pope Francis took place.[2] On April 24, the Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization presided over by the Pope was celebrated in Rome and attended by Bishop Bernardo Álvarez accompanied by a Canarian representation. José de Anchieta born in Tenerife and missionary in Brazil, became the second canary to be canonized by the Catholic Church, after the Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur in 2002.[3]

On December 21, 2019, Álvarez opened the Holy Door of the Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the occasion of the Jubilee Year for the 200th anniversary of the founding of the diocese.[4]

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Notes
  1. "Bishop of Tenerife blames child abuse on the children". Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. La canonización del padre José de Anchieta será el próximo 2 de abril en Roma
  3. "La canonización del padre Anchieta será el 2 de abril". Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. La Puerta Santa de la Catedral se abre el 21 por el bicentenario de la Diócesis
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