José Manuel Estepa Llaurens

Cardinal José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (2016)

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José Manuel Cardinal Estepa Llaurens (born January 1, 1926 in Andújar , Andalusia , Spain , † July 21, 2019 in Madrid ) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and military archbishop .

Life

After studying philosophy at the Pontifical University of Salamanca and Catholic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome , Salamanca and Paris , José Manuel Estepa received the sacrament of priestly ordination on January 27, 1954 from Leopoldo Eijo y Garay , Bishop of Madrid . In 1956 he also obtained a degree in catechetics from the Institut Catholique de Paris . In 1971 he was called to be consultor of the Congregation for the Clergy .

On September 5, 1972, Pope Paul VI appointed him . the titular bishop of Tisili and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Madrid . The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop Vicente Enrique y Tarancón Cardinal on 15 October of that year; Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, Marcelo González Martín , and the Spanish military vicar , Archbishop José López Ortiz OSA . He was also rector of the Theological Seminary of Madrid for eleven years, responsible for administration. He was vicar general for the south (today the diocese of Getafe ) and the corridor around Guadalajara (today the diocese of Alcalá de Henares ). In 1977 he was secretary of the 4th Synod of Bishops in Rome and a participant in the Synod of Bishops in 1991. In 1978 he became a member of the Congregation for the Clergy .

On 30 July 1983 it appointed Pope John Paul II. To Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus and Military Vicar for Spain. With the entry into force of the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae in 1986 he became the first military archbishop of Spain and on November 18, 1989 titular archbishop of Italica . From 1984 to 1997 he was a member of the Council of Military Bishops , a division of the Congregation for Bishops ; In 2003 he was re-elected to the council. In the Spanish Bishops 'Conference he was a member of the Bishops' Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith (1975 to 1981, 1993 to 1996, 2002 to 2005) as well as the Bishops 'Commission on Mass Media (1981 to 1987) and the Bishops' Commission on Consecrated Life (1975 to 1978). From 1981 to 1998 he was President of the Episcopal Subcommittee on Catechesis. From 1975 to 1981 he was a member of the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine and Catechesis and from 1981 to 2002 its vice-president; Ordinary member from 2003 until his death.

José Manuel Estepa was part of the editorial team of the Catechism of the Catholic Church , published in 1992 , which consisted of six people, including the then head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger . Estepa was responsible for the drafting and edition of this catechism in Spanish. He was also editor-in-chief of the Holy See's General Directory for Catechesis.

On October 30, 2003, John Paul II accepted his resignation because of his age.

In the consistory of November 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI took him . as cardinal priest with the titular church of San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa in the college of cardinals . His entire personal library was donated to the Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso in 2010 .

From 2008 to 2013 he was Grand Prior of the Western Spanish Lieutenancy (España Occidental) of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .

Web links

Estepa Llaurens, José Manuel. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed September 22, 2016.
Entry on José Manuel Estepa Llaurens on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 22, 2016.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Spanish cardinal Estepa Llaurens died. Catholic.de , July 21, 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .
^ Rinuncia dell'Ordinario Militare per la Spagna e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 30, 2003, accessed February 21, 2016 (Italian).
^ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la Creazione di ventiquattro nuovi Cardinali (Continuazione). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 20, 2010, accessed February 21, 2016 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Emilio Benavent Escuín	Military Archbishop of Spain 1983–2002	Francisco Pérez González
...	Grand Prior of the Western Spanish Lieutenancy of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 2008–2013	Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo OFM

personal data
SURNAME	Estepa Llaurens, José Manuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Estepa Llaurens, Cardinal José Manuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish Roman Catholic priest and military archbishop
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Andújar , Andalusia , Spain
DATE OF DEATH	July 21, 2019
Place of death	Madrid , Spain

[KATHOLISCHDE-1] Spanish cardinal Estepa Llaurens died. Catholic.de , July 21, 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .

[2] Rinuncia dell'Ordinario Militare per la Spagna e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 30, 2003, accessed February 21, 2016 (Italian).

[3] Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la Creazione di ventiquattro nuovi Cardinali (Continuazione). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 20, 2010, accessed February 21, 2016 (Italian).