Salvador Cristau Coll
| Styles of Salvador Cristau Coll | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | Not applicable |
Salvador Cristau Coll (born 15 April 1950) is a Spanish Monsignor, Archpriest and Vicar General who was appointed on 18 May 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Terrassa as the Titular Bishop of Aliezira.[1][2] He was episcopally consecrated on 26 June 2010 at the Catedral-Basílica del Sant Esperit (Template:Lang-es).[3][4][5][6]
Early life and education
Salvador Cristau Coll was born on 15 April 1950 in Barcelona, Spain.[1][7][8][9] He studied at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona and received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1972.[1][8] Cristau entered the Seminario Mayor de Toledo (Template:Lang-es) and graduated from the Facultad de Teología del Norte de España (Template:Lang-es) with a Bachelor of Theology degree.[8]
Parish assignments
On October 12, 1980, Cristau was ordained a priest in the Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo by Cardinal Marcelo González Martín[1][7][8] for the Archdiocese of Toledo.[7] From 1980 to 1981, he was the parochial vicar at the Parroquias Buen Pastor and from 1981 to 1984 at Santo Justo(Template:Lang-es).[1][8] From 1984 to 1985 Cristau was the Parochial Administrator of the Parroquial de Santa Leocadia (Template:Lang-es).[1][8]
On 14 January 1985, Cristau was incardinated as an Archdiocese of Barcelona priest and transferred as a parochial vicar to several churches.[1][7][8]
Diocesan assignments
Between 1980 and 1985, Cristau served as the Judicial Vicar of the Toledo's diocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal.[1][8]
Within the Barcelona archdiocese, Cristau has held several positions to include the Diocesan Curia, Archpriest of the Cathedral and Secretary Chancellor of the Curia.[1][8]
In 2004, after the erection of the Terrassa diocese, Cristau was incardinated as a prelate and was appointed as the diocesan vicar general.[1][7][8]
Episcopal career
On 18 May 2010, the Apostolic Nuncio in Spain announced the appointment of Cristau to the Conferencia Episcopal Española (Template:Lang-es) at 12 p.m.[1][8] This followed the Pope Benedict's announcement at the Holy See earlier the same day.[8] Cristau was ordained at Terrassa's cathedral on 26 June 2010.[3][5] His Principal Consecrator was Bishop Josep Àngel Saiz Meneses who is the Bishop of Terrassa.[3] Cristau's Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishops Renzo Fratini, the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, and Lluís Martínez Sistach who is the Archbishop of Barcelona.[3]
Sources
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Terrassa at Diocese of Terrassa Template:Ca icon. Retrieved: 2010-06-22.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "El Papa nombra a Salvador Cristau Coll obispo auxiliar de Terrassa". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). lavanguardia.es. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "El Papa nombra a Salvador Cristau Coll obispo auxiliar de Terrassa". La Vanguardia. Google translate. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Monseñor Salvador Cristau, ordenado obispo auxiliar de Tarrasa". La Razón (Madrid) (in Spanish). larazon.es. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Monseñor Salvador Cristau, ordenado obispo auxiliar de Tarrasa". La Razón (Madrid). Google translate. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Ordenación del nuevo obispo auxiliar Salvador Cristau". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). lavanguardia.es. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Ordenación del nuevo obispo auxiliar Salvador Cristau". La Vanguardia. Google translate. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Salvador Cristau Coll". Catholic-Hierarchy. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "El sacerdote Salvador Cristau Coll ha sido nombrado Obispo Auxiliar de Terrassa". Cadena COPE (in Spanish). cope.es. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "El sacerdote Salvador Cristau Coll ha sido nombrado Obispo Auxiliar de Terrassa". Cadena COPE. Google translate. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
External links
- "Bishop Salvador Cristau Coll". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.