Adalberto Martínez Flores
Adalberto Martínez Flores (born 8 July 1951) is a Paraguayan prelate of the Catholic Church who was named as the Archbishop of Asunción in 2022. He has been a bishop since 1997.
Adalberto Martínez Flores | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Asunción | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Asunción |
| See | Asunción |
| Appointed | 17 February 2022 |
| Installed | 6 March 2022 |
| Predecessor | Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid |
| Other post(s) | President of the Paraguayan Episcopal Conference (2018-) Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Paraguay (2018-) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 August 1985 by Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Consecration | 8 November 1997 by Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos |
| Created cardinal | 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adalberto Martínez Flores 8 July 1951 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tatilti (1997-2000) Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (1997-2000) Bishop of San Lorenzo (2000-07) Bishop of San Pedro (2007-12) General Secretary of the Paraguayan Episcopal Conference (2011-15) Military Ordinary of Paraguay (2012-18) Bishop of Villarrica (2018-22) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional de Asunción Pontifical Lateran University |
| Motto | Ut omnes unum sint ("That they may all be one") |
| Coat of arms | |
Flores was created a cardinal by Pope Francis at a consistory on 27 August 2022. He is the first cardinal from Paraguay.
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