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Santos Abril y Castelló

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Catholic cardinal

SpainReligious FiguresBorn 1935 · age 91
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Santos Abril y Castelló 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.

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In their own words 1

Santos Abril y Castelló
said · Feb 13, 2013
Own words

Much courage is needed to make a decision of this importance, and I'm sure that he thought about it very thoroughly.

Cardinal Abril y Castelló: We Will Miss the Lucidity and Clarity of His Teachings as Pontiff (13 February 2013) Zenit

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Awards 3

2014honorary doctorate of CEU Cardenal Herrera University
2000Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Connected to Santos 2

Joaquín Navarro-VallsAlso won honorary doctorate of CEU Cardenal Herrera UniversityValentín Fuster CarullaAlso won honorary doctorate of CEU Cardenal Herrera University

Religious Figures from Spain 4

Antonio María Rouco Varela53.8Diego de Landa53.4Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros54.4John of Ávila53.1

About this person

Country
Spain
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
living
Dates
Born 1935 · age 91
Written about in
24 languages

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