Aquilino Bocos Merino


Aquilino Bocos Merino

Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia del Gonfalone
The cardinal in 2019.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed28 June 2018
Installed26 January 2019
PredecessorFrancesco Marchisano
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination23 May 1963
by Francisco Barbado Viejo
Consecration16 June 2018
by Fernando Sebastián Aguilar
Created cardinal28 June 2018
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Aquilino Bocos Merino

(1938-05-17) 17 May 1938 (age 86)
NationalitySpanish
Alma materPontifical University of Salamanca
MottoUt vitam habeant
Coat of armsAquilino Bocos Merino's coat of arms

Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F. (Spanish pronunciation: [akiˈlino ˈβokos meˈɾino]; born 17 May 1938) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, a member and official of the Claretians. He was Superior General of the order, properly known as the Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from 1991 to 2003. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.