Ángel Fernández Artime
The Reverend Ángel Fernández Artime | |
|---|---|
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| Rector Major of the Salesians | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2014 | |
| Provincial León | |
| In office 2000–2006 | |
| Provincial Southern Argentina | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Provincial Sevilla | |
| In office 2014–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1960 Luanco, Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Valladolid |
| Profession | Priest |
Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB (born 21 August 1960) is a Spanish Catholic priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, who was elected as the Rector Major of the Salesians on 24 May 2014.[1] With his election, he became the 10th successor of Don Bosco and the first Spaniard and third non-Italian to become rector in Salesian history. He was provincial superior of León, Spain, southern Argentina and was preparing to take possession of the Sevilla province when he was elected rector.[2]
Life
Ángel Fernández Artime was born in Gozón-Luanco, Asturias, in 1960 to a fishing family. In 1970 his family moved to Astudillo, Palencia where he enrolled in boarding school.[3] Three years after he entered the Salesian School of León, he joined the Salesian Order, doing his first religious profession at 18. In 1987 he was ordained a priest at 26 in that same city.
Fernández holds a bachelor in Pastoral Theology, Philosophy and Pedagogy of the University of Valladolid.[2]
Following his ordination, he began his ministry as teacher of religion at the Santo Angel Salesian College of Avilés (Asturias) and was also director at the Salesian College of Ourense.
Career
As a member of the Salesian Province of León, Fernandez was member of the Provincial Council and Vice-Provincial. Between 2000 and 2006 he was Superior of that Province. He was selected to team with the organizers of the 26th General Chapter in Rome in 2008. In 2009 he was elected as Provincial for the Argentina South with headquarters in Buenos Aires. After his designation for a new position as Provincial in Sevilla, Spain, he was elected by the General Council as the new Rector Major.[4] Fernandez worked with Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, who later became Pope Francis.[5] As the new superior of his Order, he presided at the opening of the world celebrations of the 200th birthday of Saint John Bosco on January 24, 2014 in Turin.[6]
On 9 July 2023, Pope Francis announced his plans to create him a cardinal at a consistory scheduled for 30 September.[7]
References
- ^ New Rector Major: Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB. Institute of Salesian Studies, March 25, 2014. Link retrieved on January 27, 2015.
- ^ a b José Antonio San Martín (2014). Interview with Isabel Artime – the mother of the Rector Major (Ángel Fernández Artime). Salesians of Don Bosco. Link retrieved on January 28, 2015 from http://www.sdb.org/en/Rector_Major/SB_Messages/Messaggi_BS/Interview_Isabel_Artime_Rector_Major_mother
- ^ Ángel Fernández, máximo responsable de los salesianos, "Asturiano del mes" de marzo. La Nueva España, 27 de marzo de 2014. Enlace rescatado el 28 de enero de 2015 de http://www.lne.es/sociedad-cultura/2014/04/27/angel-fernandez-maximo-responsable-salesianos/1576835.html
- ^ First press conference of the newly-elected Rector Major of the Salesians. Vidimus Dominum, April 7, 2014. Link retrieved on January 27, 2015.
- ^ Salesians' new leader worked with Bergoglio in Argentina. CNA, March 29, 2014. Link retrieved on January 27, 2015.
- ^ 200 anni con don Bosco, via alle celebrazioni. Torino, 24 gennaio 2015. Link retrieved on January 30, 2015
- ^ "Le parole del Papa alla recita dell'Angelus, 09.07.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
