Ricardo Blázquez

Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (2013)

Cardinal coat of arms

Ricardo Cardinal Blázquez Pérez [ riˈkaɾðo ˈβlaθkeθ ˈpeɾeθ ] (born April 13, 1942 in Villanueva del Campillo , Spain ) is a Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Valladolid From 2005 to 2008 and from 2014 to 2020 he was chairman of the Spanish Bishops' Conference .

Life

After finishing school, Pérez studied Catholic theology and was ordained a priest on February 18, 1967 . On April 8, 1988 Pope appointed him John Paul II. To the auxiliary bishop of Santiago de Compostela , while the titular bishop of Germa in Galatia . He received the episcopal ordination on May 29, 1988 by the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela Antonio María Rouco Varela . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Madrid , Cardinal Angel Suquía Goicoechea , and the Apostolic Nuncio in Spain , Archbishop Mario Tagliaferri .

On May 26, 1992, he was appointed Bishop of Palencia . Since September 8, 1995 he held the office of Bishop of Bilbao until he was on March 13, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. was appointed Archbishop of Valladolid . The inauguration took place on April 17th of the same year.

From 2005 to 2008 he was chairman of the Spanish Bishops' Conference and was considered a representative of the liberal wing in the ranks of the Spanish episcopate. On March 4, 2008, he was voted out of office as chairman of the Bishops' Conference. His successor was his predecessor, the Archbishop of Madrid , Antonio María Rouco Varela , against whom he prevailed in a 2005 vote. From 2014 to 2020, Blázquez held the chair again.

In the solemn consistory of February 14, 2015, Pope Francis accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria in Vallicella in the college of cardinals .

Memberships

Ricardo Blázquez is a member of the following organizations of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (since 2015)
Congregation for the Oriental Churches (since 2015)
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (since 2014, newly appointed cardinal in 2019)
Pontifical Council for Culture (since 2015)
Property management of the Apostolic See (since 2016)
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments

Works (selection)

The New Catechumenal Communities. A Path of Introduction to the Christian Faith , Madrid, 1985

Individual evidence

^ Nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Valladolid (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 13, 2010, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).
↑ Javier Cáceres: Spain's Church in the Election Campaign: The "Reserve of the Occident" is preparing to attack. sz.de, May 17, 2010, accessed February 8, 2016 .
↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per le Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 27, 2015, accessed June 27, 2015 (Italian).
^ Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica e Nomine e Conferme di Membri nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 29, 2014, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 8, 2019, accessed July 9, 2019 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membro dell'Amministrazione del Patrimonio della Sede Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 8, 2016, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 28, 2016, accessed October 28, 2016 (Italian).

Web links

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predecessor	Office	successor
Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco OSA	Bishop of Palencia 1992–1995	Rafael Palmero Ramos
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta	Bishop of Bilbao 1995-2010	Mario Iceta
Braulio Rodríguez Plaza	Archbishop of Valladolid since 2010	---
Antonio María Cardinal Rouco Varela Antonio María Cardinal Rouco Varela	Chairman of the Spanish Bishops' Conference 2005–2008 2014–2020	Antonio María Cardinal Rouco Varela Juan José Cardinal Omella Omella

personal data
SURNAME	Blázquez, Ricardo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Blázquez Pérez, Ricardo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Valladolid
DATE OF BIRTH	April 13, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Villanueva del Campillo , Spain

[1] Nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Valladolid (Spagna). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 13, 2010, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).

[2] Javier Cáceres: Spain's Church in the Election Campaign: The "Reserve of the Occident" is preparing to attack. sz.de, May 17, 2010, accessed February 8, 2016 .

[3] Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).

[Bulletin-2015-04-13-4] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).

[5] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per le Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 27, 2015, accessed June 27, 2015 (Italian).

[6] Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di Vita Consacrata e le Società di Vita Apostolica e Nomine e Conferme di Membri nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 29, 2014, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).

[7] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 8, 2019, accessed July 9, 2019 (Italian).

[8] Nomina di Membro dell'Amministrazione del Patrimonio della Sede Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 8, 2016, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).

[9] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 28, 2016, accessed October 28, 2016 (Italian).