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Álvaro Del Portillo

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Gender Male
Death30 years ago
Date of birth March 11,1914
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Madrid
Spain
Date of died March 23,1994
DiedRome
Italy
Title as Saint Blessed
AttributesBishop's attire
Feast day12 May
Job Engineer
Priest
Education Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Successor Javier Echevarría Rodríguez
Place of burialIglesia de Santa María de la Paz, Rome, Italy
Parents Clementina Diez de Solano Portillo
Ramón del Portillo Pardo
Beatifi27 September 2014; Madrid, Spain; by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Canon27 March 2015
Full nameÁlvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano
Successors Javier Echevarría Rodríguez
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Date of Upd.
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Álvaro Del Portillo Life story


Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano was a Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the prelate of Opus Dei between 1982 and 1994 as the successor to Josemaría Escrivá. Church leaders Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Carlo Caffarra have praised Portillo as a faithful servant of God.

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