Carlos Amigo Vallejo

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Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo OFM (born August 23, 1934 in Medina de Rioseco , Valladolid , Spain ) is retired Archbishop of Seville .

Life

Carlos Amigo Vallejo entered the Franciscan order after briefly studying human medicine and studied philosophy and Catholic theology in Rome and Madrid . In 1960 he received the sacrament of ordination . After further studies in Rome and Madrid, he worked as a professor of philosophy of science and anthropology at various seminaries in Spain. From 1970 to 1973 he was Provincial Head of the Franciscan Order in the Province of Santiago .

On December 17, 1973, Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Tangier . He received his episcopal ordination from Marcelo Cardinal González Martín in the Madrid church of San Francisco el Grande ; Co- consecrators were Félix Romero Menjíbar and Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego OFM . On May 22, 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Seville. Carlos Amigo Vallejo, who holds several honorary doctorates , has been particularly active in the field of dialogue between Christians and Muslims in North Africa since his time in Tangier .

Since October 21, 2003, he has been a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli of the college of cardinals .

On November 5, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation from the office of Archbishop of Seville, submitted for reasons of age.

Since 2013 he has been Grand Prior of the Western Spanish Lieutenancy (España Occidental) of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and since 2003 Grand Protector of the Cavalieri della Mercede (Mercedarian Knights ) of the Compagnia di Santa Maria della Mercede (Rome) - temporarily alongside Fra Mariano La Barca Araja , the 86th Magister General of the Order of Mercedarians ( Mercedarians ) from 1998 to 2004.

Cardinal Amigo Vallejo attended the 2005 and 2013 conclaves .

Memberships in the Roman Curia

Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo was a member of the following councils of the Roman Curia until 2009 :

Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care (since 2002, confirmed in 2003)
Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Web links

Commons : Carlos Amigo Vallejo - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on Carlos Amigo Vallejo on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 26, 2013.

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia e Successione dell'Arcivescovo di Sevilla (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 5, 2009, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per gli Operatori Sanitari (per la Pastorale della Salute). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 23, 2002, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 24, 2003, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego OFM	Archbishop of Tangier 1973–1982	José Antonio Peteiro Freire OFM
José María Cardinal Bueno y Monreal	Archbishop of Seville 1982–2009	Juan José Asenjo
José Manuel Cardinal Estepa Llaurens	Grand Prior of the Western Spanish Lieutenancy of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem since 2013	...

personal data
SURNAME	Amigo Vallejo, Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Amigo Vallejo, Cardinal Carlos OFM
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish religious, cardinal and archbishop of Seville
DATE OF BIRTH	August 23, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Medina de Rioseco , Valladolid , Spain

[1] Rinuncia e Successione dell'Arcivescovo di Sevilla (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 5, 2009, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).

[2] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per gli Operatori Sanitari (per la Pastorale della Salute). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 23, 2002, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).

[3] Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 24, 2003, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).