Lluís Martínez Sistach

His Eminence Luis Martínez Sistach
Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona
Diocese	Barcelona
Appointed	15 June 2004
Installed	18 July 2004
Term ended	6 November 2015
Predecessor	Ricardo María Carles Gordó
Successor	Juan José Omella Omella
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe
Orders
Ordination	17 September 1961 by Gregorio Modrego y Casaus
Consecration	27 December 1987 by Narcís Jubany Arnau
Created Cardinal	24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Lluís Martínez Sistach
Born	(1937-04-29) 29 April 1937 (age 80) Barcelona, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Joan Martínez Puig and Maria Sistach Masllorens
Previous post	Auxiliary Roman Catholic Bishop of Barcelona and Titular Bishop of Aliezira (1987–1991) Roman Catholic Bishop of Tortosa (1991–1997) Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tarragona (1997–2004)
Motto	charitas Christi virget nos
Coat of arms

Styles of Lluís Martínez Sistach
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Lluís Martínez Sistach (born 29 April 1937, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Cardinal and Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona.

Martínez Sistach is the son of Juan Martínez Puig, a commercial representative, and María Sistach Masllorens, a housewife; they had three children, two girls and Lluís; they resided in the neighborhood of Guinardó, where his two sisters still live. He studied bachillerato at Colegio de la Inmaculada of the Marist Brothers, Barcelona from 1942–53. He entered the Major Seminary of Barcelona, studying there from 1954–61. He was ordained a priest on 17 September 1961. He left Spain to study in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University from 1962–67 where he earned a doctorate utriusque iuris (in both canon and civil law) in 1967; his dissertation, "El Derecho de asociación en la Iglesia", was published by the Theological Faculty of Catalonia.

In 1987 Martínez Sistach was appointed Titular Bishop of Algeciras and auxiliary bishop of Barcelona. He was appointed Bishop of Tortosa in 1991. In 1997 he became Archbishop of Tarragona. In 2004 he became Archbishop of Barcelona. On 17 October 2007, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would make Sistach a Cardinal. Martínez Sistach was elevated to the College of Cardinals in the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on 24 November 2007, becoming Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe. Cardinal Martínez Sistach, in addition to his duties as Archbishop, is a member of various offices of the Roman Curia.