António Marto

His Eminence
D. António Marto
GCC
Cardinal, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima
António Marto in 2015.
Church Roman Catholic Church
Diocese Leiria-Fátima
See Leiria-Fátima
Appointed 22 April 2006
Installed 25 June 2006
Predecessor Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (2018-)
Orders
Ordination 7 November 1971
Consecration 11 February 2001
by Joaquim Gonçalves
Created cardinal 28 June 2018
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name António Augusto dos Santos Marto
Born (1947-05-05) 5 May 1947
Tronco, Chaves, Portugal
Parents Serafim Augusto Marto
Maria da Purificação Correia dos Santos
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Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto Servidores da vossa alegria ("Servants of Your joy")

António Augusto dos Santos Marto GCC (born 5 May 1947) is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima since 2006. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.

Biography

António Marto was born on 5 May 1947 in Chaves, Portugal. He was ordained to the priesthood on 7 November 1971.[1]

He earned a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1978.[1] His doctoral thesis was titled "Esperança cristã e futuro do homem. Doutrina escatológica do Concílio Vaticano II" (Christian Hope and the Future of Man: The Eschatological Doctrine of the Second Vatican Council).[2]

Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Braga on 10 November 2000, assigning him the titular see of Tamata,[3] and he was consecrated a bishop on 11 February 2001.[1] He chose as his episcopal motto "Servidores da vossa alegria" (Servants of your joy).[2] John Paul II later appointed him as the Bishop of Viseu on 22 April 2004.[4]

Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Leiria-Fátima on 22 April 2006.[5]

On 20 May 2018, Pope Francis announced he would make Marto a cardinal on 28 June.[6] At the 28 June consistory, he was assigned the titular church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Quem é D. António Marto, o novo cardeal português?" [Who is D. António Marto, the new Portuguese cardinal?]. Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 November 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Tornielli, Andrea (20 May 2018). "Concistoro a giugno, ecco i nuovi cardinali di Francesco" (in Italian). La Stampa. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  • "Marto dos Santos Card. António Augusto". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
António Ramos Monteir		 Bishop of Viseu
22 April 2004 – 25 June 2006		 Succeeded by
Ilídio Pinto Leandro
Preceded by
Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva		 Bishop of Leiria-Fátima
25 June 2006 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Cormac Murphy O'Connor		 Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
28 June 2018 – present		 Incumbent
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