Juan José Omella
Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juan José Omella y Omella (also Joan Josep;[lower-alpha 1] born 21 April 1946) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the archbishop of Barcelona since his installation on 26 December 2015 and as a cardinal since 28 June 2017. He was the president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain from 2020 to 2024. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of Zaragoza (1996-1999) and bishop of Barbastro-Monzón (1999–2004) and Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (2004-2015). He is a member of the Council of Cardinals.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Omella and the second or maternal family name is Omella.
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Cardinal Archbishop of Barcelona | |
Archdiocese | Barcelona |
See | Barcelona |
Appointed | 6 November 2015 |
Installed | 26 December 2015 |
Predecessor | Lluís Martínez Sistach |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (2017–) President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (2020–2024) |
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Ordination | 20 September 1970 |
Consecration | 22 September 1996 by Elías Yanes Alvarez |
Created cardinal | 28 June 2017 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Juan José Omella y Omella (1946-04-21) 21 April 1946 (age 78) |
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | Por la entrañable misericordia de nuestro Dios (Through the tender mercy of our God) |
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Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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