Antonio Cañizares Llovera

Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera (2008)

Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera

Cardinal Cañizares Llovera's coat of arms

Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera (born October 15, 1945 in Utiel , Valencia Province , Spain ) is Archbishop of Valencia and former Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

After studying Catholic theology in the Episcopal Seminary in Valencia and the Pontifical University of Salamanca , he received his doctorate with a catechetical dissertation entitled “Santo Tomás de Villanueva, testigo dela Iglesia española del siglo XVI” (“Saint Thomas of Villanueva - A witness of the Spanish church of the 16th century ") for doctor of divinity and received in the June 21, 1970 Sinarcas the sacrament of Holy Orders . He then worked as a pastor in Valencia and later became a lecturer in catechesis in Madrid , then professor of fundamental theology and finally professor in Salamanca. In 1985 he became secretary of the Faith Commission of the Spanish Bishops' Conference .

On March 6, 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Avila . The apostolic nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Mario Tagliaferri , donated his episcopal ordination on April 25th of the same year. Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Madrid , Cardinal Angel Suquía Goicoechea , and the Archbishop of Toledo , Cardinal Marcelo González Martín . His motto is Fiat voluntas tua (“Thy will be done”) and comes from the Our Father . On December 10, 1996, John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Granada , where he was introduced to his new office on February 1, 1997. In addition, from January to October 1998 he was Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cartagena . On October 24, 2002, he became Archbishop of Toledo. When he took over this office on December 15 of the same year, he also became primate of Spain, as this title is traditionally associated with this archdiocese.

From March 8, 2005 to March 4, 2008 he was Vice President of the Spanish Bishops' Conference. Cañizares Llovera is the founder and first president of the Society of Spanish Catechists, a member of the European Catechists and director of the specialist journal Teología y Catequesis .

After the death of John Paul II and the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope, he was discussed in the media as his possible successor in the office of Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith . Pope Benedict XVI accepted him in the solemn consistory on March 24, 2006 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Pancrazio in the college of cardinals . His theological closeness to Benedict XVI. earned him the nickname "little Ratzinger".

On December 9, 2008, Benedict XVI appointed him. as Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments . At the same time he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Toledo until the inauguration of his successor, Braulio Rodríguez Plaza .

After the resignation of Benedict XVI. Cardinal Cañizares attended the 2013 conclave , in which Pope Francis was elected.

In February 2014 he represented the Pope at the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the Diocese of Santa María de la Antigua (today's Archdiocese of Panama).

On August 28, 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Valencia . The inauguration took place on October 4th of the same year.

Views

In an interview with the Catalan television broadcaster TV3 in May 2009, he described the uncovered thousandfold abuse that “may have happened” in Irish Catholic children's homes as absolutely condemnable. The church must apologize for this. But it is not so serious and cannot be compared with the millions of lives that have been destroyed by abortion.

Cañizares accused the Zapatero government in front of 160,000 conservative demonstrators of “jeopardizing democracy” with their radical laicism . Before the parliamentary elections in March 2008, the Spanish Church sympathized with the opposition Partido Popular with hardly any concealment .

Cardinal Cañizares criticized the European refugee policy in October 2015. The cardinal spoke of an "immigrant invasion" which could turn out to be a "Trojan horse". Both the history and the identity of the peoples deserved respect.

Memberships

Spanish Bishops' Conference

1996 to 1999 President of the Sub-Commission for Universities
1999 to 2008 President of the Commission for Education and Catechesis

Roman Curia

Cardinal Cañizares Llovera is a member of the following organizations of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (since 1995, confirmed in 2006)
Congregation for Bishops (since 2009, confirmed in 2013)
Congregation for the Causes of Saints (since 2010, confirmed in 2013)
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (since 2012)
Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (since 2006)
Pontifical Commission for Latin America (confirmed 2014)
Pontifical Committee for the Eucharistic Congresses (since 2010)

Other organizations

Real Academia de la Historia (Royal Academy of History, since 2008)

Web links

Commons : Antonio Cañizares Llovera - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Cañizares Llovera, Antonio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 12, 2017.
Entry on Antonio Cañizares Llovera on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 12, 2017.

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Toledo (Spagna) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 24, 2002, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
↑ Cardinal Canizares: a portrait. Vatican Radio, December 9, 2008, accessed February 13, 2015 .
^ Rinuncia del Prefetto della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 9, 2008, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
↑ Nomina dell'Inviato Speciale a Panamá per la Conclusione delle Celebrazioni del V Centenario dell'Erezione Della Prima Diocesi sulla Terra Ferma del Continente Americano (14-15 February 2014). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 18, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Valencia (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 28, 2014, accessed August 28, 2014 (Italian).
↑ Cardinal Cañizares, 'Abortion Worse Than Child Abuse'. kath.net, May 29, 2009, accessed February 13, 2015 .
↑ Perspectives: The return of priest politics. derstandard.at, February 22, 2008, accessed on February 13, 2015 .
^ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 6, 2006, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 17, 2009, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel Medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 6, 2013, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membro della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 13, 2010, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Conferme nella Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 19, 2013, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 5, 2012, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione "Ecclesia Dei". In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 8, 2006, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Conferme e Nomina nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 15, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Comitato per i Congressi Eucaristici Internazionali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 4, 2010, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Felipe Fernández García	Bishop of Ávila 1992–1996	Adolfo González Montes
José Méndez Asensio	Archbishop of Granada 1996–2002	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández
Francisco Cardinal Álvarez Martínez	Archbishop of Toledo 2002–2008	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza
Francis Cardinal Arinze	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments 2008–2014	Robert Cardinal Sarah
Carlos Osoro Sierra	Archbishop of Valencia since 2014	---

personal data
SURNAME	Cañizares Llovera, Antonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cañizares Llovera, Cardinal Antonio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish clergyman, Archbishop of Valencia, former cardinal to the Curia
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Utiel , Spain

[1] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Toledo (Spagna) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 24, 2002, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[2] Cardinal Canizares: a portrait. Vatican Radio, December 9, 2008, accessed February 13, 2015 .

[3] Rinuncia del Prefetto della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 9, 2008, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[4] Nomina dell'Inviato Speciale a Panamá per la Conclusione delle Celebrazioni del V Centenario dell'Erezione Della Prima Diocesi sulla Terra Ferma del Continente Americano (14-15 February 2014). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 18, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[5] Nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Valencia (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 28, 2014, accessed August 28, 2014 (Italian).

[6] Cardinal Cañizares, 'Abortion Worse Than Child Abuse'. kath.net, May 29, 2009, accessed February 13, 2015 .

[7] Perspectives: The return of priest politics. derstandard.at, February 22, 2008, accessed on February 13, 2015 .

[8] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 6, 2006, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[9] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 17, 2009, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[10] Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel Medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 6, 2013, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[11] Nomina di Membro della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 13, 2010, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[12] Conferme nella Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 19, 2013, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[13] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 5, 2012, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[14] Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione "Ecclesia Dei". In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 8, 2006, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[15] Conferme e Nomina nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 15, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

[16] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Comitato per i Congressi Eucaristici Internazionali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 4, 2010, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).