- Lluís Martínez Sistach
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cardinal name=Lluis Martinez Cardinal Sistach
dipstyle=His Eminence
offstyle=Your Eminence
See=Barcelona|Lluís Cardinal Martínez Sistach (born
April 29 ,1937 inBarcelona ,Catalonia ) is the currentArchbishop of Barcelona . In 1987 he was madeTitular Bishop of Aliezira and auxiliary bishop ofBarcelona . He was appointedBishop ofTortosa in 1991. In 1997 he becameArchbishop of Tarragona and finally in 2004 Archbishop of Barcelona.On
17 October 2007 ,Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will make Sistach a Cardinal. Sistach was elevated to theCollege of Cardinals in theconsistory atSt. Peter's Basilica on November 24, 2007.Cardinal Martínez Sistach in addition to his duties as Archbishop is a member of various offices of the
Roman Curia . In May 2008 Pope Benedict named Cardinal Martínez Sistach as a member of thePontifical Council for Legislative Texts .On [http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=89183 June 12, 2008, Pope Benedict named Cardinal Martínez Sistach] as a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, and as a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.
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*ca [http://www.arqbcn.org/home/html/biografia_cat.htm Biography on the Barcelona Archidiocese web site]
*en Data on [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org www.catholic-hierarchy.org] web site, at the page [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgarcgv.html]
* [http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals_bio.asp?ref=266 bio at catholic-pages,com]
*en Data on [http://www.gcatholic.com www.gcatholic.com] web site, at the page [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/barc0.htm#4479]
*en Data on [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church"] web site, at the page [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios2007.htm#Martinez]
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