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Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, 87, died on April 27 and Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, 89, passed away on April 20
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán (left) and Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo
By La Croix International staff | Vatican City
Pope Francis in separate messages has send his condolences for the death of Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, retired archbishop of Seville and for Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, retired archbishop of Zacatecas.
Cardinal Amigo Vallejo, 87, died in Madrid on Wednesday April 27 and Cardinal Lozano Barragán, 89, passed away the previous Wednesday on April 20 in Rome.
Following the two death of the two cardinals, the College of Cardinals currently consists of 209 Cardinals, of whom 117 are electors and 92 are non-electors.
Mediator in disputes between nations
Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, OFM died in the University Hospital of Guadalajara due to heart failure. He had served at the helm of the Spanish Archdiocese of Seville for 27 years, until his retirement in November 2009.
Prior to that appointment, he had served as the Archbishop of Tangier, Morocco, from 1973 until 1982. Pope St. John Paul II created him cardinal on 21 October 2003.
Pope Francis in his condolence message praised the late Spanish cardinal's devotion and fidelity in giving his life in "service of God and the Church."
He also prayed for the eternal repose of Cardinal Amigo Vallejo's soul through the intercession of Our Lady of Montserrat.
Cardinal Amigo Vallejo was born in Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid, Spain and ordained a priest for the Order of Friars Minor in 1960. In 1970, he was appointed Superior of his order's Santiago Province.
In 1973, he was appointed Archbishop of Tangiers, Morocco and ordained bishop in 1974. He took part as a member of the Holy See Delegation in the Meeting for Islamic-Christian Dialogue in Tripoli, Libya, in 1976.
In 1977 he participated in the Synod of Bishops assembly on catechesis, as delegate of the bishops of the Episcopal Conference of North Africa.
On many occasions, he served as mediator in disputes between nations, and encouraged the creation of centers for the social promotion of Muslim women. He also sought to improve Christian, Muslim, and Jewish relations.
He was appointed Archbishop of Seville in May 1982 and in November of that year welcomed Pope John Paul II to Seville, on the occasion of the beatification of Sister Ángela de la Cruz.
In service of God and the Universal Church
Cardinal Lozano Barragán not only served the Church in Mexico but was also at the now-defunct Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers. A well-known theologian in Mexico, he promoted health care that respects people and defended the teachings of the Catholic Church on human life and sexuality.
Pope Francis in a telegram expressing his condolences praised the "devoted prelate who honored me with his friendship since 1980 and who faithfully gave his life to the service of God and the Universal Church for many years."
Cardinal Lozano Barragán was born in Toluca, Mexico. He studied at the diocesan seminary of Zamora and was ordained a priest in 1955. After obtaining a Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome, he returned to Mexico, and in the 1970s he served as president of the Mexican Theological Society, and subsequently of the Theological Pastoral Institute of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM).
In 1979, he was appointed auxiliary bishop the Archdiocese of Mexico, where he served until 1984 and was one of the co-founders of the Pontifical University of Mexico.
He participated in a number of Synods of Bishops assemblies, including the Synod on the Family in 1980, where he was General Secretary.
From 1984 to 1997, he was Bishop of the Diocese of Zacatecas. He subsequently worked as a member of a number of Roman Curia dicasteries, including the Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-believers (which later became the Pontifical Council for Culture), the Congregation for Bishops and Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and as councillor of the Pontifical Commission for America.
In 1996, John Paul II appointed him president of the Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers (Pastoral Health Care), and in 1997 granted him the personal title of archbishop.
John Paul II also created him cardinal in 2003 and in April 2005 participated in the conclave that elected Benedict XVI.
He ceased active service in 2009.
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