Luis Aponte Martínez
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 12 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 4,1922 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Lajas |
| Puerto Rico | |
| Date of died | April 10,2012 |
| Died | San Juan |
| Puerto Rico | |
| Created cardinal | March 5, 1973 |
| Other post | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce |
| Books | Mary Co-redemptrix: Doctrinal Issues Today |
| Education | Boston College |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Place of burial | Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Creat cardin | March 5, 1973 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1596292 |
Luis Aponte Martínez Life story
Luis Aponte Martínez was Archbishop of San Juan in Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1999. To date he is the only Puerto Rican to have been elevated to a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He participated as an elector in the two conclaves of 1978 that elected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II.
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