Antonio Montero Moreno Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Antonio Montero Moreno
Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Mérida-Badajoz
See:Mérida-Badajoz
Appointed:12 October 1994
Term End:9 July 2004
Predecessor:Post created
Successor:Santiago García Aracil
Ordination:19 May 1951
Consecration:17 May 1969
Consecrated By:José Bueno y Monreal
Birth Date:1928 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Churriana de la Vega, Spain
Death Place:Seville, Spain
Alma Mater:Pontifical University of Salamanca
Pontifical Gregorian University
Coat Of Arms:Escudo de Antonio Montero Moreno.svg
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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Antonio Montero Moreno † . Catholic-Hierarchy.org . 20 June 2022.