Antonio María Javierre Ortas

Antonio María Javierre Ortas
His Eminence; Antonio María Javierre Ortas; S.D.B.
	Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	24 January 1992
Term ended	21 June 1996
Predecessor	Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Successor	Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio (1999-2007)[lower-alpha 1]
Orders
Ordination	24 April 1949
Consecration	29 June 1976; by Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
Created cardinal	28 June 1988; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1988-99); Cardinal-Priest (1999-2007)
Personal details
Birth name	Antonio María Javierre Ortas
Born	21 February 1921; Siétamo, Spain
Died	1 February 2007 (aged 85); Rome, Italy
Previous post	Rector Magnificus of the Salesian Pontifical University (1971-74); Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1976-88); Titular Archbishop of Meta (1976-88); Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio (1988-99); Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives (1988-92); Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library (1988-92);
Motto	Ego vobiscum sum

Antonio María Javierre Ortas S.D.B. (21 February 1921 – 1 February 2007) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Vatican.[1]

Javierre Ortas was born in Siétamo, Spain. He was ordained in 1949 and took his doctorate in theology in Louvain. For many years he lectured in fundamental theology and dogmatics in places such as Turin, Rome, Peru, Guatemala and Poland. During the Second Vatican Council he was a spokesman for the Spanish bishops in ecumenical questions.

In 1976 Pope Paul VI made him archbishop and secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education.[2] He became cardinal deacon in 1988, as well as the librarian and archivist of the Holy Roman Church. In 1992 he was elevated to cardinal priest and prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments,[3] positions he kept until 1996. He died in 2007 in Rome.

In 1992, he allowed the existence of female altar servers in the Church, a somewhat controversial decision because the practice had previously been banned by his curial congregation, which cited the role a larger body of male altar servers can play in attracting candidates to the priesthood.[4]

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"The Year of Our Lord 1976". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Vatican communication on female altar servers

Held this church as a diaconate since 1988 but became a Cardinal-Priest in 1999. It is due to this that he held this diaconate as a titular church from the moment he became a Cardinal-Priest and is reflected like a different appointment rather than the same one.

Preceded by Alfons Maria Stickler	Librarian of the Holy Roman Church and Archivist of the Holy Roman Church 1988–1992	Succeeded by Luigi Poggi
Preceded by Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 1992–1996	Succeeded by Jorge Medina Estévez

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[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "The Year of Our Lord 1976". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Vatican communication on female altar servers

[1] Held this church as a diaconate since 1988 but became a Cardinal-Priest in 1999. It is due to this that he held this diaconate as a titular church from the moment he became a Cardinal-Priest and is reflected like a different appointment rather than the same one.