Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (23 August 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Seville from 1982 to 2009. He was made a cardinal in 2003. He was archbishop of Tangier in Morocco from 1973 to 1982.
Carlos Amigo Vallejo | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop of Seville | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Seville |
| See | Seville |
| Appointed | 22 May 1982 |
| Installed | 29 June 1982 |
| Term ended | 5 November 2009 |
| Predecessor | José María Bueno y Monreal |
| Successor | Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli (2003–2022) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 August 1960 by Miguel Nóvoa Fuente |
| Consecration | 28 April 1974 by Marcelo González Martín |
| Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Amigo Vallejo 23 August 1934 |
| Died | 27 April 2022 (aged 87) Guadalajara, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
editBorn in Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid Province, Amigo Vallejo studied medicine in Valladolid before joining the Franciscan order, later studying philosophy in Rome and psychology in Madrid. He was ordained a priest in 1960.
He became Archbishop of Tanger in Morocco in 1973 and then became Archbishop of Seville on 22 May 1982. Instead of going to Rome to receive his pallium from Pope John Paul II, he received the pallium from Antonio Innocenti, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, on 29 June 1982 during his installation mass at the metropolitan cathedral of Seville.
He was decorated with the Orden al Mérito de los Padres de la Patria Dominicana, the highest decoration granted by the Dominican Republic in February 1995.
Pope John Paul made him Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli in the consistory of 21 October 2003.[1]
He participated in the Papal conclave in 2005, which elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.[2]
On 5 November 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Seville.[3]
On 22 September 2012, Amigo Vallejo was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as his Special Envoy to the closing celebrations of the fifth centenary of the arrival of Puerto Rico's first Bishop, Don Alonso Manso, set to take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 19 November 2012.[4]
He participated as a cardinal elector in the papal conclave in 2013 which elected Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis.[5]
Amigo Vallejo died on 27 April 2022 from heart failure following lung surgery.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Assignment of the Titles or the Deaconries to the new Cardinals". The Holy See. Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations. 21 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Elenco degli Em.mi Cardinali che entrano in Conclave secondo il loro rispettivo ordine di precedenza (Vescovi, Presbiteri, Diaconi)" [List of the Eminent Cardinals entering into Conclave according to their respective order of precedence (Bishops, Priests, Deacons)]. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede (in Italian). 18 April 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2005.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.11.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Elenco dei Cardinali che entrano in Conclave secondo il loro rispettivo ordine e precedenza (Vescovi, Presbiteri, Diaconi)" [List of Cardinals entering into Conclave according to their respective order of precedence (Bishops, Priests, Deacons)]. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede (in Italian). 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Brockhaus, Hannah. "Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo dies at age 87 after lung surgery". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
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Media related to Carlos Amigo Vallejo at Wikimedia Commons
- "Amigo Vallejo Card. Carlos, O.F.M." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- Biography at catholic-pages.com
- Carlos Amigo Vallejo at Catholic Hierarchy