Gabino Díaz Merchán (26 February 1926 – 14 June 2022) was a Spanish

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prelate, theologian, and philosopher. He was the Archbishop of Oviedo from 1969 to 2002 and the President of Episcopal Conference of Spain from 1981 to 1987.

Biography

He was born in the city of Toledo on 26 February 1926. He entered the seminary and studied at the seminary in Toledo. He was ordained as priest in 1952 and then he went to

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, where he studied both Theology and Philosophy, receiving master's degree and doctorate. On 23 July 1965

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appointed him bishop of Guadix. He received his episcopal consecration on 22 August. On 4 August 1969

named him Archbishop of Oviedo. He was installed there on 20 September 1969. In 1981 The Episcopal Conference of Spain elected him as its president. On 2002 he sent his letter of resignation as Archbishop of Oviedo to Pope

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and it was accepted by Pope John Paul II.

Carlos Osoro Sierra Carlos Osoro Sierra (; born 16 May 1945) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Madrid from 2014 to 2023. He has been a bishop since 1997 and a cardinal since 2016. Life Osoro was born in Castañeda in northern Sp ...

was appointed his successor in January 2002.

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Díaz Merchán, que usa ordenador con 91 años, pide evangelizar también a los creyentes

Episcopologio

* https://www.spain.info/en/places-of-interest/museum-church/ * https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357931 1926 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain Bishops of Oviedo Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI Clergy from Toledo, Spain Comillas Pontifical University alumni {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub