He was born in
Canillas de Esgueva, Valladolid, Spain, on 17 May 1938. He attended the seminary of the Missionary Claretians and was ordained a priest in 1963. He earned a degree in philosophy at the
Pontifical University of Salamanca. From 1980 to 1991 he was general counsel of the Claretians. In 1991 he was elected the order's Superior General and served two six-year terms. On 20 May 2018,
Pope Francis announced he would make him a cardinal on 28 June. He was
consecrated as the Titular Archbishop of
Urusi in Madrid on 16 June by Cardinal
Fernando Sebastián Aguilar with Cardinals
Carlos Osoro Sierra and
Ricardo Blázquez as
co-consecrators. At the 28 June consistory, he was assigned the diaconate church of
Santa Lucia del Gonfalone. ==See also==