Antonio Montero Moreno
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Antonio Montero Moreno (born August 28, 1928 in Churriana de la Vega ) is old archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz .
Life
Antonio Montero Moreno was ordained a priest on May 19, 1951 . Paul VI appointed him on April 4, 1969 auxiliary bishop in Seville and titular bishop of Regiana .
The Archbishop of Seville, José María Cardinal Bueno y Monreal , consecrated him bishop on May 17th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón , Archbishop of Toledo , and Rafael García y García de Castro , Archbishop of Granada .
On May 3, 1980 he was appointed Bishop of Badajoz . On July 28, 1994 he was appointed Archbishop of Mérida- Badajoz. On July 9, 2004, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
His dissertation, published in 1961, was devoted to the "History of Religious Persecution in Spain 1936–39". In the 1960s he was involved in a literary magazine alongside other young clergymen (such as José Luis Martín Descalzo ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ María José Francés: España 2000 ¿Cristiana ?: nueve obispos hablan sobre el presente y el porvenir del catolicismo en la sociedad democratica Española . Encuentro, Madrid 1990, ISBN 978-84-7490-245-7 , pp. 165 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Doroteo Fernández y Fernández |
Bishop of Badajoz 1980–1994 |
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Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz 1994-2004 |
Santiago García Aracil |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montero Moreno, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Churriana de la Vega |