Marcelo González Martín
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Marcelo González Martín (16 January 1918 – 25 August 2004) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain.
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His Eminence Marcelo González Martín | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Toledo |
Installed | 1971 |
Term ended | 23 June 1995 |
Predecessor | Vicente Enrique y Tarancón |
Successor | Francisco Álvarez Martínez |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1941 |
Consecration | 5 March 1961 |
Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Paul VI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | (1918-01-16)16 January 1918 |
Died | 25 August 2004(2004-08-25) (aged 86) Fuentes de Nava, Palencia Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Astorga (1960–1966) Coadjutor Archbishop of Barcelona (1966–1967) Archbishop of Barcelona (1967–1971) |
Motto | Pauperes evangelizantur |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Marcelo Gonzalez Martin | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Toledo |
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González Martín was born in Villanubla, Valladolid Province as the son of Marcelo González, a small merchant; and Costanza Martín. He was educated at the Seminary of Valladolid and the Pontifical University of Comillas.[1]