Luis Aponte Martínez
Luis Aponte Martínez | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan | |
| Archdiocese | San Juan |
| Installed | January 15, 1965 |
| Term ended | March 26, 1999 |
| Predecessor | James Peter Davis |
| Successor | Roberto González Nieves |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Madre della Provvidenza a Monte |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ponce (1963–1964) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 10, 1950 by James Edward McManus |
| Consecration | October 12, 1960 by Francis Spellman |
| Created cardinal | March 5, 1973 by Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1922 |
| Died | April 10, 2012 (aged 89) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Buried | Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Motto | In virtute Dei |
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Luis Aponte Martínez (August 4, 1922 – April 10, 2012) was a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of San Juan from 1965 to 1999. He is the only Puerto Rican to have been named a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He participated as an elector in the two conclaves of 1978, which elected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II.