Aquilino Bocos Merino

Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F. (Spanish pronunciation: [akiˈlino ˈβokoz meˈɾino]; born 17 May 1938) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, a member and official of the Claretians. He was Superior General of the order, properly known as the Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from 1991 to 2003. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.

His Eminence Aquilino Bocos Merino C.M.F.
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia del Gonfalone
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	28 June 2018
Installed	26 January 2019
Predecessor	Francesco Marchisano
Orders
Ordination	23 May 1963 by Francisco Barbado Viejo
Consecration	16 June 2018 by Fernando Sebastián Aguilar
Created cardinal	28 June 2018 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Birth name	Aquilino Bocos Merino
Born	17 May 1938 Canillas de Esgueva, Valladolid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Superior-General of the Claretians (1991–2003) Titular Archbishop of Urusi (2018)
Alma mater	Pontifical University of Salamanca
Motto	Ut vitam habeant

Biography

He was born in Canillas de Esgueva, Valladolid, Spain, on 17 May 1938. He attended the seminary of the Missionary Claretians and was ordained a priest in 1963.[1]

He earned a degree in philosophy at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. From 1980 to 1991 he was general counsel of the Claretians. In 1991 he was elected the order's Superior General and served two six-year terms.[1]

In 1994 he participated in the Synod of Bishops on the consecrated life, and he was a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 1994 to 2004.[2]

On 20 May 2018, Pope Francis announced he would make him a cardinal on 28 June.[3] He was consecrated as the Titular Archbishop of Urusi in Madrid on 16 June by Cardinal Fernando Sebastián Aguilar with Cardinals Carlos Osoro Sierra and Ricardo Blázquez as co-consecrators.[4] At the 28 June consistory, he was assigned the diaconate church of Santa Lucia del Gonfalone.[5]

See also

• Cardinals created by Francis

References

1. "Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
2. Kurian, Anne (20 May 2018). "Collège cardinalice: un prêtre clarétain désigné cardinal". Zenit (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
3. Tornielli, Andrea (20 May 2018). "Concistoro a giugno, ecco i nuovi cardinali di Francesco". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
4. "Aquilino Bocos, un nuevo arzobispo "padre, hermano y amigo de todos"". Vida Nueva (in Spanish). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
5. "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

External links

• "Bocos Merino Card. Aquilino, C.M.F." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.