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Julián Barrio Barrio

The Most Reverend
Julián Barrio Barrio
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
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Archbishop Barrio in 2016
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
Appointed 5 January 1996
Predecessor Antonio María Rouco Varela
Other posts Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (1992–1996)
Orders
Ordination 4 July 1971
by Antonio Briva Mirabent
Consecration 7 February 1993
by Antonio María Rouco Varela
Personal details
Born (1946-08-15) 15 August 1946 (age 70)
Manganeses de la Polvorosa, Zamora, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Alma mater University of Oviedo
Pontifical University of Salamanca
Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto In Verbo Tuo Domine
(I trust in your word, Lord)
Coat of arms

Julián Barrio Barrio (born 15 August 1946) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since January 1996, he has served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.

Barrio was born on 15 August 1946 in Manganeses de la Polvorosa, Zamora, Spain. He studied geography and history at the University of Oviedo, and then studied theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. He also holds a doctorate in the history of the Church from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

On 4 July 1971, Barrio was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church by Antonio Briva Mirabent. He then served as a parish priest in the Diocese of Astorga. From 1980 to 1992, he was Vice-Rector of the diocese's seminary.

On 31 December 1992, Barrio was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and Titular Bishop of Sasabe. He was consecrated as a bishop on 7 February 1993 during a service at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The principal consecrator was Antonio María Rouco Varela, assisted by Mario Tagliaferri and Antonio Briva Mirabent. On 5 January 1996, he was named by Pope John Paul II as the next Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.


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