Sotero Sanz Villalba
Sotero Sanz Villalba (born April 22, 1919 in El Buste , Aragon , Spain , † January 17, 1978 ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Sotero Sanz Villalba received on 4 July 1942, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On July 16, 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Emerita Augusta , and it ordered the apostolic nuncio in Chile . The Archbishop of Toledo , Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón , ordained him episcopal on September 12 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Tarragona , Cardinal Benjamin de Arriba y Castro , and the Archbishop of Saragossa , Pedro Cantero Cuadrado . On November 24, 1977, Sotero Sanz Villalba became an Apostolic Delegate in Mexico .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Martini |
Apostolic Nuncio in Chile 1970–1977 |
Angelo Sodano |
| Mario Pio Gaspari |
Apostolic Delegate in Mexico 1977–1978 |
Girolamo Prigione |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanz Villalba, Sotero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | El Buste , Aragon , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th January 1978 |