Carlos Osoro Sierra

His Eminence Carlos Osoro Sierra
Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid

Diocese	Archdiocese of Madrid
See	Madrid
Appointed	28 August 2014
Installed	25 October 2014
Predecessor	Antonio María Rouco Varela
Other posts	Vice-President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (2014–) Ordinary for the Faithful of Eastern Rite in Spain (2016-) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2016–)
Orders
Ordination	29 July 1973 by Juan Antonio del Val Gallo
Consecration	22 February 1997 by Lajos Kada
Created Cardinal	19 November 2016 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Carlos Osoro Sierra
Born	(1945-05-16) 16 May 1945 (age 71) Castañeda, Cantabria, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Bishop of Ourense (1997–2002) Archbishop of Oviedo (2002–2009) Apostolic Administrator of Santander (2006–2007) Apostolic Administrator of Oviedo (2009) Archbishop of Valencia (2009–2014)
Motto	"Per Christum et cum ipso et in ipso" (Through Him and with Him and in Him)
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Ordination history of Carlos Osoro Sierra
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination	29 July 1973
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Lajos Kada
Co-consecrators	Julián Barrio Barrio José Dieguez Reboredo
Date of consecration	22 February 1997
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date of elevation	19 November 2016
Bishops consecrated by Carlos Osoro Sierra as principal consecrator
Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martinez	14 May 2005

Styles of Carlos Osoro Sierra

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Carlos Osoro Sierra (born 16 May 1945) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Madrid since 2014 and a cardinal since 2016.

He was born in Castañeda in northern Spain on 16 May 1945. He studied at the Escuela Normal and spent time teaching in Santander where its bishop Juan Antonio de Val Gallo ordained him in 1973. He was the vicar general for Santander from 1976 until 1994. He received his episcopal consecration in 1997 when he was named Bishop of Orense. He became Archbishop of Oviedo in 2002 and Archbishop of Valencia in 2009. Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Madrid in August 2014.

On 9 October 2016 Pope Francis announced he would elevate Osoro Sierra to the rank of cardinal in a consistory held on 19 November 2016.

At his elevation, Osoro Sierra was granted the title of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

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