António Marto
D. António Marto | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima | |
 António Marto in 2015. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Leiria-Fátima |
| See | Leiria-Fátima |
| Appointed | 22 April 2006 |
| Installed | 25 June 2006 |
| Predecessor | Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (2018-) |
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| Ordination | 7 November 1971 |
| Consecration | 11 February 2001 by Joaquim Gonçalves |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 2018 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | António Augusto dos Santos Marto 5 May 1947 |
| Parents | Serafim Augusto Marto Maria da Purificação Correia dos Santos |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Servidores da vossa alegria ("Servants of Your joy") |
António Augusto dos Santos Marto GCC (born 5 May 1947) is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima since 2006. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.
Biography
António Marto was born on 5 May 1947 in Chaves, Portugal. He was ordained to the priesthood on 7 November 1971.[1]
He earned a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1978.[1] His doctoral thesis was titled "Esperança cristã e futuro do homem. Doutrina escatológica do Concílio Vaticano II" (Christian Hope and the Future of Man: The Eschatological Doctrine of the Second Vatican Council).[2]
Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Braga on 10 November 2000, assigning him the titular see of Tamata,[3] and he was consecrated a bishop on 11 February 2001.[1] He chose as his episcopal motto "Servidores da vossa alegria" (Servants of your joy).[2] John Paul II later appointed him as the Bishop of Viseu on 22 April 2004.[4]
Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Leiria-Fátima on 22 April 2006.[5]
On 20 May 2018, Pope Francis announced he would make Marto a cardinal on 28 June.[6] At the 28 June consistory, he was assigned the titular church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Quem é D. António Marto, o novo cardeal português?" [Who is D. António Marto, the new Portuguese cardinal?]. Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 November 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Tornielli, Andrea (20 May 2018). "Concistoro a giugno, ecco i nuovi cardinali di Francesco" (in Italian). La Stampa. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
External links
- "Marto dos Santos Card. António Augusto". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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