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Antonio Montero Moreno

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The Most Reverend
Antonio Montero Moreno
Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Mérida-Badajoz
See Mérida-Badajoz
Appointed 12 October 1994
Term ended 9 July 2004
Predecessor Post created
Successor Santiago García Aracil
Previous posts Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1969–1980)
Titular Bishop of Regiana (1969–1980)
Bishop of Badajoz (1980–1994)
Orders
Ordination 19 May 1951
Consecration 17 May 1969
by José Bueno y Monreal
Personal details
Born 28 August 1928
Churriana de la Vega, Spain
Died 16 June 2022 (aged 93)
Seville, Spain
Alma mater Pontifical University of Salamanca
Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto Parare Vias Domini

Antonio Montero Moreno (28 August 1928 – 16 June 2022) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate.

Montero Moreno was born in Churriana de la Vega and was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville and was titular bishop of Regiana from 1969 to 1980. Montero then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Badajoz, Spain. from 1980 to 1994. He then served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain, from 1994 until his retirement in 2004.[1]

References

  1. Back to citation "Archbishop Antonio Montero Moreno †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.