Juan José Omella Omella

Archbishop Juan José Omella Omella

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Juan José Cardinal Omella Omella (born April 21, 1946 in Cretas , Spain ) is a Spanish clergyman and Archbishop of Barcelona .

Life

Juan José Omella Omella studied philosophy and theology at the Diocesan Seminary of Saragossa and at the White Fathers' training centers in Leuven and Jerusalem . On September 20, 1970, he received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Saragossa . After various activities, including as a missionary in Zaire , he became Episcopal Vicar in Saragossa in 1990 .

On 15 July 1996 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Sasabe and auxiliary bishop in Zaragoza. The Archbishop of Saragossa, Elías Yanes Álvarez , donated him episcopal ordination on September 22nd of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the auxiliary bishop in Saragossa, Carmelo Borobia Isasa , and the bishop of Jaca , José María Conget Arizaleta .

On October 29, 1999, John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón . On April 8, 2004, he was appointed Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño .

Pope Francis called him on November 6, 2014 to be a member of the Congregation for Bishops .

On November 6, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Barcelona. The inauguration took place on December 26th of the same year.

Juan José Omella is involved in numerous social projects in the Holy Land. He is Grand Officer of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem . Cardinal Grand Master Edwin Frederick O'Brien appointed him on November 6, 2015 to succeed Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach as Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy Spain-Orient of the Papal Lay Order.

In the consistory of June 28, 2017, Pope Francis accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in the college of cardinals . The takeover of his titular church took place on January 21 of the following year.

On December 23, 2017, the Pope appointed him a member of the Congregation for Bishops and of the Apostolic Signature .

In the Spanish Bishops' Conference , Omella has been President of the Commission for Pastoral Care since 2003. In March 2020 he was Template: future / in 3 yearselected Chairman of the Spanish Bishops' Conference for a term that will run until 2024 .

Web links

Commons : Juan José Omella Omella - collection of images, videos and audio files

Omella Omella, Juan José. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed June 10, 2018.
Entry for Juan José Omella Omella on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Nomina del Vescovo di Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 8, 2014, accessed May 22, 2017 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 6, 2014, accessed May 22, 2017 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Barcelona (Spagna) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 6, 2015, accessed November 6, 2015 (Italian).
↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 28, 2017, accessed June 28, 2017 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 23, 2017, accessed December 23, 2017 (Italian).
^ Spain: Cardinal Omella new President of the Bishops' Conference. Vatican News , March 3, 2020, accessed March 11, 2020 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita	Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón 1999-2004	Alfonso Milián Sorribas
Ramón Búa Otero	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño 2004–2015	Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías
Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach	Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy Spain-Orient of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem since 2015	---
Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach	Archbishop of Barcelona since 2015	---
Ricardo Cardinal Blázquez	Chairman of the Spanish Bishops' Conference since 2020	---

personal data
SURNAME	Omella Omella, Juan José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Omella, Juan José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona
DATE OF BIRTH	April 21, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cretas , Spain

[1] Nomina del Vescovo di Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 8, 2014, accessed May 22, 2017 (Italian).

[2] Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 6, 2014, accessed May 22, 2017 (Italian).

[3] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Barcelona (Spagna) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 6, 2015, accessed November 6, 2015 (Italian).

[4] Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 28, 2017, accessed June 28, 2017 (Italian).

[5] Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 23, 2017, accessed December 23, 2017 (Italian).

[6] Spain: Cardinal Omella new President of the Bishops' Conference. Vatican News , March 3, 2020, accessed March 11, 2020 .