José Manuel Estepa Llaurens

José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (1 January 1926 – 21 July 2019) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church and Military Archbishop Emeritus of Spain from 1986 to 2003.[1][2] He was born in Andújar, Spain.

He was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa by Pope Benedict XVI in a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on 20 November 2010.[1][2] Because he had already reached age 80, he was not eligible to participate in a conclave.

Estepa Llaurens died on 21 July 2019 in Madrid at the age of 93.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Miranda, Salvador. "José Manuel Estepa Llaurens". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "José Manuel "Cardinal" Estepa Llaurens". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. Muere el arzobispo emérito castrense Card. José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Archived 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish) ;

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