Antonio Cañizares Llovera

Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Spanish cardinal

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Born: October 15, 1945
Age in 2026: 81
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1945

About Antonio Cañizares Llovera

Antonio Cañizares Llovera (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈto.njo kaɲiˈθaɾes ʎoˈβeɾa]; born 15 October 1945) is a Spanish Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Valencia from 2014 to 2022. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2008 to 2014, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 2002 to 2008, and Archbishop of Granada from 1996 to 2002. He was made a cardinal in 2006. == Early life == Antonio Cañizares was born on 15 October 1945 in Utiel. His family moved to Sinarcas and he attended school there and in Requena. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy at the seminary in Valencia in 1964. At the Pontifical University of Salamanca, he obtained his licentiate in theology in 1968 and his doctorate in theology in 1971. He was ordained a priest on 21 June 1970 by Archbishop José García Lahiguera. He undertook his first parish work in October 1972 at Santa María in Alcoy and there also served as a university chaplain, founded and ran schools for catechists. After a few years he moved to the Archdiocese of Madrid.

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Career and life highlights

He also founded and was the first president of Asociación Española de Catequistas, and was director of the review Teología y Catequesis.
On 8 April 2006, Benedict made him a member of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, his first assignment related to the liturgy issues that became his focus in later years.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera on 4 July 2007.

Antonio Cañizares Llovera timeline

1972He undertook his first parish work in October 1972 at Santa María in Alcoy and there also served as a university chaplain, founded and ran schools for catechists.
2006On 8 April 2006, Benedict made him a member of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, his first assignment related to the liturgy issues that became his focus in later years.
2007He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera on 4 July 2007.

The world when Antonio Cañizares Llovera was born

Antonio Cañizares Llovera was born in 1945. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1945

#1 song"Sentimental Journey" – Les Brown & Doris Day
Top movieThe Lost Weekend
Best-selling bookAnimal Farm – George Orwell

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDetroit Tigers win the World Series
Top headlineWorld War II ends after atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Technology milestoneAtomic bomb developed and detonated (Manhattan Project)
Defining fadV-J Day celebrations
Notable inventionMicrowave oven (accidental discovery)
World population2.40 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
U.S. population139.9M

1945 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Antonio Cañizares Llovera's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1945	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,900	$435,000
Average income	$4,100	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.30	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	139.9M	341 million

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