José María Setién

José María Seitén Alberro
Seitén in 2016
DioceseDiocese of Santander
SeeBishop of San Sebastián
In office1979–2000
PredecessorJacinto Argaya Goicoechea
SuccessorJuan María Uriarte Goiricelaya
Orders
Ordination1951
by Jaime Font y Andreu
Consecration1972
by Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea
Personal details
Born
José María Setién Alberro

(1928-03-18)18 March 1928
Hernani, Spain
Died10 July 2018(2018-07-10) (aged 90)
San Sebastián, Spain
DenominationCatholic

José María Setién Alberro (18 March 1928 – 10 July 2018) was a Spanish Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of San Sebastián between 1972 and 1979, and bishop between 1979 and 2000.[1]

Career

After the murder of the socialist Enrique Casas by ETA, María Setién prohibited having the funeral at the cathedral of San Sebastian.[2] During the 1998 truce, he stated that the Constitution of Spain must have the self-determination of the Basque people.[3] In the same year he offered himself to intercede for the politician prisoners.[4] John Paul II expressed to the Episcopal Conference of Spain he doesn't like it.[5] Finally, the Holy See interceded on it in 2009 and he renounced for health problems.[6]

In 2007 he published Un obispo vasco ante ETA.[7] In 2003 he was awarded the Gold Medal of Guipúzcoa.[8]

He died on 10 July 2018 after suffering a stroke at age 90.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jose Mª Setien, Obispo Emérito". Diocese of San Sebastián (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ R. Aizpeolea, Luis (8 February 2009). "15 tiros y 25 años después". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ Mariscal, Maialen (27 November 1998). "Setién sugiere las condiciones para alcanzar la paz". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ Agencias (14 December 1998). "Aznar llama "estrafalario" a Setién y dice que el obispo vasco "no se entera del país en el que vive"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ^ Landaburu, Ander (7 April 2008). "El viraje del clero vasco". El País (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ^ Alonso, Juanjo (27 June 2013). "La trágica experiencia de María San Gil con el obispo Setién". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ^ Barbería, José Luis (21 October 2007). ""En el fondo, los miembros de ETA son revolucionarios"". El País (in Spanish). San Sebastián. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ^ Gastaminiza, Genoveva (24 December 2002). "Gabilondo, Setién y Celaya, medallas de oro de Guipúzcoa". El País (in Spanish). San Sebastián. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ^ Ormazabal, Mikel (10 July 2018). "Muere el obispo José María Setién a los 90 años, tras sufrir un ictus". El País (in Spanish). San Sebastián. Retrieved 10 July 2018.