His Eminence

Carlos Amigo Vallejo

O.F.M
Cardinal
Archbishop of Seville
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSeville
SeeSeville
Appointed22 May 1982
Installed29 June 1982
Term ended5 November 2009
PredecessorJosé María Bueno y Monreal
SuccessorJuan José Asenjo Pelegrina
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli (2003–2022)
Orders
Ordination17 August 1960
by Miguel Nóvoa Fuente
Consecration28 April 1974
by Marcelo González Martín
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Carlos Amigo Vallejo

(1934-08-23)23 August 1934
Medina de Rioseco, Spain
Died27 April 2022(2022-04-27) (aged 87)
Guadalajara, Spain
NationalitySpanish
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rite)
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Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (23 August 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Seville from 1982 to 2009. He was made a cardinal in 2003. He was archbishop of Tangier in Morocco from 1973 to 1982.

Biography

Born in Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid Province, Amigo Vallejo studied medicine in Valladolid before joining the Franciscan order, later studying philosophy in Rome and psychology in Madrid. He was ordained a priest in 1960.

He became Archbishop of Tanger in Morocco in 1973 and then became Archbishop of Seville on 22 May 1982. Instead of going to Rome to receive his pallium from Pope John Paul II, he received the pallium from Antonio Innocenti, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, on 29 June 1982 during his installation mass at the metropolitan cathedral of Seville.

He was decorated with the Orden al Mérito de los Padres de la Patria Dominicana, the highest decoration granted by the Dominican Republic in February 1995.

Pope John Paul made him Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli in the consistory of 21 October 2003.[1]

He participated in the Papal conclave in 2005, which elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.[2]

On 5 November 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Seville.[3]

On 22 September 2012, Amigo Vallejo was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as his Special Envoy to the closing celebrations of the fifth centenary of the arrival of Puerto Rico's first Bishop, Don Alonso Manso, set to take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 19 November 2012.[4]

He participated as a cardinal elector in the papal conclave in 2013 which elected Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis.[5]

Amigo Vallejo died on 27 April 2022 from heart failure following lung surgery.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Assignment of the Titles or the Deaconries to the new Cardinals". The Holy See. Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations. 21 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Elenco degli Em.mi Cardinali che entrano in Conclave secondo il loro rispettivo ordine di precedenza (Vescovi, Presbiteri, Diaconi)" [List of the Eminent Cardinals entering into Conclave according to their respective order of precedence (Bishops, Priests, Deacons)]. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede (in Italian). 18 April 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2005.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.11.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Elenco dei Cardinali che entrano in Conclave secondo il loro rispettivo ordine e precedenza (Vescovi, Presbiteri, Diaconi)" [List of Cardinals entering into Conclave according to their respective order of precedence (Bishops, Priests, Deacons)]. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede (in Italian). 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ Brockhaus, Hannah. "Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo dies at age 87 after lung surgery". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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Catholic Church titles Preceded byFrancisco Aldegunde Dorrego Archbishop of Tánger 17 December 1973 – 22 May 1982 Succeeded byJosé Antonio Peteiro Freire Preceded byJosé Maria Bueno y Monreal Archbishop of Seville 22 May 1982 – 5 November 2009 Succeeded byJuan Asenjo Pelegrina Titular church created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli 21 October 2003 – 27 April 2022 Succeeded byJosé Cobo Cano
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