Carlos Osoro Sierra

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His Eminence
Carlos Osoro Sierra
Cardinal
Archbishop of Madrid
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Madrid
See Madrid
Appointed 28 August 2014
Installed 25 October 2014
Predecessor Antonio María Rouco Varela
Other posts
Orders
Ordination 29 July 1973
by Juan Antonio del Val Gallo
Consecration 22 February 1997
by Lajos Kada
Created Cardinal 19 November 2016
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name Carlos Osoro Sierra
Born (1945-05-16) 16 May 1945 (age 78)
Castañeda, Cantabria, Spain
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Motto "Per Christum et cum ipso et in ipso"
("Through Him and with Him and in Him")
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Carlos Osoro Sierra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos oˈsoɾo ˈsjera]; born 16 May 1945) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Madrid since 2014 and been a cardinal since 2016.

Life

Osoro was born in Castañeda in northern Spain on 16 May 1945. He studied at the Escuela Normal and taught for a year in Santander. He then entered the seminary for adult vocations in Salamanca, earning licentiates in theology and philosophy at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. He later obtained a licentiate in Exact Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and another in pedagogy from the University of Salamanca. He was ordained a priest on 29 July 1973[1] by Bishop Juan Antonio de Val Gallo.[citation needed]

He worked in a parish in Torrelavega from 1973 to 1976. He then held diocesan positions: Secretary General, Episcopal Delegate for vocations and seminaries, Episcopal Delegate for the apostolate of the laity and Vicar for pastoral care from 1976 to 1996; rector of the diocesan seminary from 1977 to 1996; vicar general from 1978 to 1992; and president of the Cathedral Chapter from 1993 to 1996.[1]

Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Orense on 27 December 1996 and he received his episcopal consecration on 22 February 1997[1] from the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Archbishop Lajos Kada.[2] Osoro was appointed Archbishop of Oviedo on 7 January 2002[1] and he was installed there on 23 February.[3] Within the Spanish Episcopal Conference he was president of the Commission for the Clergy from 1999 to 2005.[4] Pope Benedict XVI named him Archbishop of Valencia on 8 January 2009[4] and he was installed there on 18 April.[3] He was apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Santander from September 2006 to September 2007.[5]

Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Madrid on 28 August 2014.[5][6] Osoro Sierra is considered to be an orthodox prelate known for his pastoral sensitivities.[7] He participated in the synod on the family in October 2015 as one of three delegates elected by the Spanish Episcopal Conference[8] and Pope Francis included him among the three members of the Synod of Bishops he named in November.[9]

Pope Francis announced that he would elevate Osoro Sierra to the rank of cardinal on 19 November 2016, where he was made Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.[10][11] Francis made him a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on 23 December 2017.[12]

Pope Francis has referred to Osoro Sierra as "Don Carlos the pilgrim", alluding to the cardinal's frequent walks around his archdiocese during which he mingles with the people to get to know them better.[11][13] He has made religious vocations one of his chief priorities and in Valencia the number of seminarians grew from 51 in 2012 to 61 in 2013 due to his efforts. Upon his arrival in Madrid he planned to launch a diocesan plan for evangelization in order to reach out to those cut off from the Church and to renew vigor in the Christian faith. He invites adolescents to join him at the start of each month for a vigil in which to dialogue with them to understand their needs and concerns and he often celebrates Mass in prisons.[13][11] Osoro Sierra also visited cloistered convents when he arrived in Madrid.

Osoro Sierra was once asked whether he would define himself as a liberal or conservative prelate. But he insisted that he was "a man of the Church" and not one of labels which seek to distract the Church's work.[11]

Despite some news reports in April 2016 that Osoro had prohibited Cardinal Gerhard Müller from discussing his book at a Madrid college because Osoro deemed it "against the pope",[14] Osoro welcomed Müller to a discussion of the book on 3 May at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, a Roman Catholic university in Madrid.[15]

Pope Francis named him a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches on 6 August 2019[16] and of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on 10 March 2021.[17]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
José Diéguez Reboredo
Bishop of Ourense
27 December 1996 – 7 January 2002
Succeeded by
Luis Quinteiro Fiuza
Preceded by
Gabino Díaz Merchán
Archbishop of Oviedo
7 January 2002 – 8 January 2009
Succeeded by
Jesús Sanz Montes
Preceded by Archbishop of Valencia
8 January 2009 – 25 October 2014
Succeeded by
Antonio Cañizares Llovera
Preceded by Vice-President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
12 March 2014 – 14 March 2017
Preceded by Archbishop of Madrid
25 October 2014 –
Incumbent
Position created Ordinary for the Faithful of Eastern Rite in Spain
6 June 2016 –
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
19 November 2016 –
Preceded by Vice-President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
3 March 2020 –