Carlos Osoro Sierra

History
History
Priestly ordination
Date	29 July 1973
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Lajos Kada
Co-consecrators	Julián Barrio Barrio; José Dieguez Reboredo
Date	22 February 1997
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016

History
Ordination history of; Carlos Osoro Sierra
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	29 July 1973
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Lajos Kada
Co-consecrators	Julián Barrio Barrio; José Dieguez Reboredo
Date	22 February 1997
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016
Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martinez
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Carlos Osoro Sierra as principal consecrator
Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martinez	14 May 2005
José Cobo Cano	17 February 2018

His Eminence

Carlos Osoro Sierra
His Eminence; Carlos Osoro Sierra
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Madrid
See	Madrid
Appointed	28 August 2014
Installed	25 October 2014
Term ended	12 June 2023
Predecessor	Antonio María Rouco Varela
Successor	José Cobo Cano
Other post(s)	Vice-President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (2014–); Ordinary for the Faithful of Eastern Rite in Spain (2016–); Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2016–);
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ourense (1997–2002); Archbishop of Oviedo (2002–2009); Apostolic Administrator of Santander (2006–2007); Apostolic Administrator of Oviedo (2009); Archbishop of Valencia (2009–2014);
Orders
Ordination	29 July 1973; by Juan Antonio del Val Gallo
Consecration	22 February 1997; by Lajos Kada
Created cardinal	19 November 2016; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Carlos Osoro Sierra; 16 May 1945; Castañeda, Cantabria, Spain
Motto	Per Christum et cum ipso et in ipso; (Through Him and with Him and in Him)
Signature
Coat of arms

Styles of Carlos Osoro Sierra

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Carlos Osoro Sierra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos oˈsoɾo ˈsjera]; born 16 May 1945) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Madrid from 2014 to 2023. He has been a bishop since 1997 and a cardinal since 2016.