Ricardo Blázquez
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Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈkaɾðo ˈβlaθkeθ ˈpeɾeθ]; born 13 April 1942) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Valladolid from 2010 to 2022. He had been a bishop since 1988 and was made a cardinal in 2015, when he was described as "a theological moderate and perennial counterweight to Spain's more doctrinally conservative and socially combative prelates".[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blásquez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Quick Facts His Eminence, Church ...
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Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Valladolid |
Appointed | 13 March 2010 |
Installed | 17 April 2010 |
Term ended | 17 June 2022 |
Predecessor | Braulio Rodríguez Plaza |
Successor | Luis Javier Argüello García |
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Ordination | 18 February 1967 |
Consecration | 29 May 1988 by Antonio María Rouco Varela |
Created cardinal | 14 February 2015 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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Born | Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (1942-04-13) 13 April 1942 (age 82) |
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Motto | Resurrexit (He has risen) |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
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Informal style | Cardinal |
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