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Antonio Cañizares Llovera

At present, he leads the local Church, together with Peter's successor and all the Bishops.

He was born in Utiel (Valencia)
on 15 October 1945.

Ordained priest in Sinarcas (Valencia)
on 21 June 1970.

Ordained Bishop of Ávila
on 6 March 1992.

Episcopal Ordination
on 25 April 1992.

Appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada
on 1 February 1997.

Appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo
on 24 October 2002.

Created cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI
on 24 March de 2006.

Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
on 9 December 2008.

Appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia
on 28 August 2014.

Took up the Archdiocese
on 4 October 2014.

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