Antonio Montero Moreno
Antonio Montero Moreno | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Mérida-Badajoz |
See | Mérida-Badajoz |
Appointed | 12 October 1994 |
Term ended | 9 July 2004 |
Predecessor | Post created |
Successor | Santiago García Aracil |
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Ordination | 19 May 1951 |
Consecration | 17 May 1969 by José Bueno y Monreal |
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Born | |
Died | 16 June 2022 Seville, Spain | (aged 93)
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Alma mater | Pontifical University of Salamanca Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Parare Vias Domini |
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Antonio Montero Moreno (28 August 1928 – 16 June 2022) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate.
Montero Moreno was born in Churriana de la Vega and was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville and was titular bishop of Regiana from 1969 to 1980. Montero then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Badajoz, Spain. from 1980 to 1994. He then served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain, from 1994 until his retirement in 2004.[1]
References
- ^ "Archbishop Antonio Montero Moreno †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.