Antonio Montero Moreno

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montero and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Antonio Montero Moreno (28 August 1928 – 16 June 2022) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate.

The Most Reverend Antonio Montero Moreno
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
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1969–1980) Titular Bishop of Regiana (1969–1980) Bishop of Badajoz (1980–1994)
Orders
Ordination	19 May 1951
Consecration	17 May 1969 by José Bueno y Monreal
Personal details
Born	(1928-08-28)28 August 1928 Churriana de la Vega, Spain
Died	16 June 2022(2022-06-16) (aged 93) Seville, Spain
Alma mater	Pontifical University of Salamanca Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Parare Vias Domini
Coat of arms

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]