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Adalberto Martínez Flores
Paraguayan Catholic archbishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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-) |
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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 |
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Born | Adalberto Martínez Flores (1951-07-08) 8 July 1951 (age 73) |
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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Flores was created a cardinal by Pope Francis at a consistory on 27 August 2022. He is the first cardinal from Paraguay.[1]