Francisco Álvarez Martínez

Francisco Álvarez Martínez (14 July 1925 – 5 January 2022) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Toledo from 1995 to 2002. He was bishop of Tarazona from 1973 to 1976, of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño from 1976 to 1989, and of Orihuela-Alicante from 1989 to 1995. He was created a cardinal in 2001.

His Eminence

Francisco Álvarez Martínez
Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo
Installed23 June 1995
Term ended24 October 2002
PredecessorMarcelo González Martín
SuccessorAntonio Cañizares Llovera
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria "Regina Pacis" a Monte Verde
Orders
Ordination11 June 1950
Consecration3 June 1973
by Luigi Dadaglio
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Francisco Álvarez Martínez

(1925-07-14)14 July 1925
Llanera, Asturias, Spain
Died5 January 2022(2022-01-05) (aged 96)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante (1989–1995)
  • Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (1976–1989)
  • Bishop of Tarazona (1973–1976)
Alma mater
MottoOboedientia et Pax
Coat of armsFrancisco Álvarez Martínez's coat of arms
Styles of
Francisco Álvarez Martínez
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Biography

Álvarez Martínez was born in the parish of Santa Eulalia de Ferroñes in Llanera, Asturias, on 14 July 1925. He studied at the seminary in Oviedo and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Oviedo on 11 June 1950. He served as the archbishop's secretary from 1950 to 1956 and was chancellor of the archdiocese from 1957 to 1969.[1] He studied canon law at the Pontifical University of Salamanca from 1955 to 1958 and then earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of Comillas in 1962.[2]

He was appointed bishop of Tarazona on 13 April 1973 by Pope Paul VI. He was consecrated by Luigi Dadaglio, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, assisted by Pedro Cantero Cuadrado, Archbishop of Zaragoza, and José Méndez Asensio, Archbishop of Pamplona. He was transferred to the see of Calahora y La Calzada-Logroño on 20 December 1976 and then to the see of Orihuela-Alicante on 12 May 1989. He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo on 23 June 1995.[3]

He was made Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Monte Verde in the consistory of 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II.[4]

Pope John Paul accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Toledo on 24 October 2002.[5] Three months before his 80th birthday, Álvarez Martínez was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.[6]

Álvarez Martínez died in a Madrid hospital after a long illness on 5 January 2022, at the age of 96.[7]

References
  1. "Muere Francisco Álvarez, el cardenal y arzobispo emérito de Toledo". El Debate (in Spanish). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. "Spanish Cardinal Álvarez Martínez dies at 96". Crux. Catholic News Service. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "Francisco Cardinal Alvarez Martínez". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. Pope John Paul II (21 February 2001). "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la creazione dei nuovi Cardinali" [Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals]. The Holy See (Homily) (in Italian). Libreria Editrica Vaticana. Assegnazione dei Titoli o delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.20.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 October 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. "ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ Card. Francisco". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. "Fallece a los 96 años el cardenal emérito de Toledo Francisco Álvarez Martínez". El Espanol (in Spanish). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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