Álvaro del Portillo Cleric

The Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, full name Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano, (March 11, 1914 - March 23, 1994), was a Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the prelate of Opus Dei between 1982 and 1994 as the successor to Saint Josemaría Escrivá.He was beatified on September 27, 2014 in his birth city of Madrid in a mass celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Francis.

Personal facts

Álvaro del Portillo
Birth dateMarch 11, 1914
Birth place
Spain , Madrid
Date of deathMarch 23, 1994
Place of death
Italy , Rome

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