Santos Abril y Castelló
Santos Abril y Castelló | |
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| Cardinal Archpriest emeritus, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore | |
The cardinal in 2013. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 21 November 2011 |
| Term ended | 28 December 2016 |
| Predecessor | Bernard Francis Law |
| Successor | Stanislaw Rylko |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal priest of San Ponziano, Titular Archbishop of Tamada |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 March 1960 |
| Consecration | 16 June 1985 by Agostino Casaroli |
| Created cardinal | 18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Santos Abril y Castelló 21 September 1936 Alfambra, Spain |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Pro Ecclesia cum Petro (For the church with Peter) |
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| Styles of Santos Abril y Castelló | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Santos Abril y Castelló (born 21 September 1935) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. After a career in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See, he held a number of positions in the Roman Curia and from 2011 to 2016 was Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.