Pope recalls the generous
service of late Card. Estepa Llaurens
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| Late Cardinal José Manuel Estepa Llaurens |
In a telegram, Pope Francis expressed his condolence at the
death of Spanish Cardinal José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, who died on Sunday.
Spanish Cardinal José Manuel Estepa Llaurens passed away on
July 21. The 93-year-old cardinal served as the Archbishop Military
Ordinary of Spain for two decades.
In a telegram to the current Military Ordinary of Spain,
Archbishop Juan del Río Martín, the Holy Father, while conveying his
condolences and spiritual closeness to the relatives of Cardinal Estepa, also
remembered with gratitude the fruits of “his constant and generous service to
the Church”.
A priest of Madrid Archdiocese, Card. Estepa Llaurens was
appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese in 1972.
He served as the Archbishop of the Military Ordinariate of
Spain for 20 years from 1983 until his retirement in 2003.
Pope Benedict XVI made him cardinal in 2010 at the age of
84.
Card. Estepa Llaurens served as a member of the commission
of 6 bishops that edited the 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church and helped
in overseeing the release of its Spanish translation.
With the death of Card. Estepa Llaurens, the numbers of
cardinals worldwide now stands at 218, of whom 120 are below 80 years of age
and hence are eligible to vote in a conclave for a new pope.
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