Adalberto Martínez Flores
Adalberto Martínez Flores | |
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Archbishop of Asunción | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Asunción |
See | Asunción |
Appointed | 17 February 2022 |
Installed | 6 March 2022 |
Predecessor | Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid |
Other post(s) | President of the Paraguayan Episcopal Conference (2018-) Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Paraguay (2018-) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 24 August 1985 by Seán Patrick O'Malley |
Consecration | 8 November 1997 by Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos |
Created cardinal | 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Adalberto Martínez Flores 8 July 1951 |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tatilti (1997-2000) Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (1997-2000) Bishop of San Lorenzo (2000-07) Bishop of San Pedro (2007-12) General Secretary of the Paraguayan Episcopal Conference (2011-15) Military Ordinary of Paraguay (2012-18) Bishop of Villarrica (2018-22) |
Alma mater | Universidad Nacional de Asunción Pontifical Lateran University |
Motto | Ut omnes unum sint ("That they may all be one") |
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Adalberto Martínez Flores (born 8 July 1951) is a Paraguayan prelate of the Catholic Church who was named as the Archbishop of Asunción in 2022. He has been a bishop since 1997.
Flores was created a cardinal by Pope Francis at a consistory on 27 August 2022. He is the first cardinal from Paraguay.[1]
Biography
Adalberto Martínez Flores was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on 8 July 1951. He studied economics at the
He served as priestly minister in the
On 14 August 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him as an auxiliary bishop of Asunción. He received his episcopal consecration on 8 November[2] from Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos, Archbishop of Asunción.
On 18 May 2000, he was appointed the first bishop of the new Diocese of San Lorenzo.[3] On 19 February 2007, he was transferred to the Diocese of San Pedro and on 14 March 2012 appointed to the Military Ordinariate of Paraguay. On 23 July 2018, he was transferred to Villarrica del Espíritu Santo while continuing as apostolic administrator of the Military Ordinariate.[4] In November 2018, he was elected to a three-year term as president of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay and he was elected to another term in November 2021.[2]
On 17 February 2022, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Asunción.[4]
On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a
See also
- Cardinals created by Pope Francis
References
- ^ a b "El Papa Francisco creará al primer cardenal de Paraguay" (in Spanish). ACI Prensa. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Annuncio di Concistoro il 27 agosto per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 29.05.2022" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.05.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 May 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine, 17.02.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. The Holy See (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
External links
- "Martínez Flores Card. Adalberto". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022.
- "Archbishop Adalberto Martínez Flores". Catholic Hierarchy.