Antonio María Rouco Varela
Antonio Rouco Varela | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Madrid | |
Antonio María Rouco Varela | |
| Archdiocese | Madrid |
| Appointed | 28 July 1994 |
| Term ended | 28 August 2014 |
| Predecessor | Angel Suquía Goicoechea |
| Successor | Carlos Osoro Sierra |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 March 1959 by Angel Suquía Goicoechea |
| Consecration | 31 October 1976 by Maximino Romero de Lema |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 1998 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio María Rouco Varela 20 August 1936 Vilalba, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
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| Motto | In ecclesiae communione |
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| Styles of Antonio Rouco Varela | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Madrid |
Antonio María Rouco Varela (born 20 August 1936) is a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1994 to 2014. He was made a cardinal in 1998. Rouco was president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain from 1999 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2014.