Lluís Martínez Sistach
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Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach (born April 29, 1937 in Barcelona , Spain ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and retired Archbishop of Barcelona .
Life
Lluís Martínez Sistach was a seminarian at the Pontifical Spanish College of St. Joseph and received on 17 September 1961, the sacrament of Holy Orders . In the following years he carried out various activities in the Archdiocese of Barcelona. On September 11, 1979 he became vicar general there , which he remained until his appointment as Bishop of Tortosa in May 1991.
On November 6, 1987 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Aliezira and auxiliary bishop in Barcelona. He was ordained bishop on December 27, 1987 by Cardinal Narciso Jubany Arnau . Co- consecrators were the Archbishops Mario Tagliaferri and Ramón Torrella Cascante . He was appointed Bishop of Tortosa on May 17, 1991 and Archbishop of Tarragona on February 20, 1997 . On June 15, 2004, he succeeded Ricardo María Cardinal Carles Gordó as Archbishop of Barcelona. On the same day, the Archdiocese of Barcelona was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese.
On November 24, 2007, Benedict XVI took him . as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Sebastiano all catacombs in the college of cardinals . On November 6, 2012, Cardinal Martínez Sistach received an honorary doctorate from the Stefan Wyszinski University in Warsaw. After the resignation of Benedict XVI. he participated in the 2013 conclave . Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on November 6, 2015.
Cardinal Martínez Sistach is involved in numerous social projects in the Holy Land. He is a Grand Officer of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and was Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy Spain-Orient of the Papal Lay Order from 2005 to 2015 .
Memberships in the Roman Curia
Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach is a member of the following institutions of the Roman Curia :
- Apostolic signature (since 2008)
- Pontifical Council for the Laity (since 2008)
- Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (since 2010)
Web links
- Entry on Lluís Martínez Sistach on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Lluís Martínez Sistach. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ 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).
- ↑ a b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 12, 2008, accessed October 7, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri della Prefettura degli Affari Economici della Santa Sede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 26, 2010, accessed October 7, 2015 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martínez Sistach, Lluís |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martínez Sistach, Cardinal Lluís |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona , Spain |