José María Setién Explained
| Type: | Bishop |
| José María Seitén Alberro |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Santander |
| See: | Bishop of San Sebastián |
| Term: | 1979–2000 |
| Retired: | --> |
| Predecessor: | Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea |
| Successor: | Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya |
| Ordination: | 1951 |
| Ordained By: | Jaime Font y Andreu |
| Consecration: | 1972 |
| Consecrated By: | Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea |
| Birth Name: | José María Setién Alberro |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Hernani, Spain |
| Death Place: | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Religion: | Catholic |
José María Setién Alberro (18 March 1928 – 10 July 2018) was a Spanish Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of San Sebastián between 1972 and 1979, and bishop between 1979 and 2000.[1]
Career
After the murder of the socialist Enrique Casas by ETA, María Setién prohibited having the funeral at the cathedral of San Sebastian.[2] During the 1998 truce, he stated that the Constitution of Spain must have the self-determination of the Basque people.[3] In the same year he offered himself to intercede for the politician prisoners.[4] John Paul II expressed to the Episcopal Conference of Spain he doesn't like it.[5] Finally, the Holy See interceded on it in 2009 and he renounced for health problems.[6]
In 2007 he published Un obispo vasco ante ETA.[7] In 2003 he was awarded the Gold Medal of Guipúzcoa.[8]
He died on 10 July 2018 after suffering a stroke at age 90.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Jose Mª Setien, Obispo Emérito . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001053017/http://www.elizagipuzkoa.org/home/index.php?moduleName=Gotzaina&id_gotzaina=2&hizk=es . 1 October 2009 . . es . dead .
- News: . 15 tiros y 25 años después . 6 January 2017 . 8 February 2009 . R. Aizpeolea . Luis . es.
- News: . Setién sugiere las condiciones para alcanzar la paz . 27 November 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506202604/http://www.elmundo.es/1998/11/27/espana/27N0028.html . 6 May 2001 . Mariscal . Maialen . 10 July 2018 . es.
- News: Aznar llama "estrafalario" a Setién y dice que el obispo vasco "no se entera del país en el que vive" . 14 December 1998 . 10 July 2018 . Agencias . es . El Mundo.
- News: El viraje del clero vasco . Landaburu . Ander . 7 April 2008 . 10 July 2018 . . Bilbao . es.
- News: Alonso . Juanjo . La trágica experiencia de María San Gil con el obispo Setién . 27 June 2013 . 10 July 2018 . . es.
- News: "En el fondo, los miembros de ETA son revolucionarios" . Barbería . José Luis . 21 October 2007 . 10 July 2018 . . San Sebastián . es.
- News: Gabilondo, Setién y Celaya, medallas de oro de Guipúzcoa . Gastaminiza . Genoveva . 24 December 2002 . 10 July 2018 . San Sebastián . . es.
- News: Muere el obispo José María Setién a los 90 años, tras sufrir un ictus . Ormazabal . Mikel . 10 July 2018 . 10 July 2018 . . es . San Sebastián.
