Francisco Álvarez Martínez

Francisco Álvarez Martínez (14 July 1925 – 5 January 2022) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Tarazona, the bishop of the Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, the bishop of the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Toledo.

Quotes

• The great Christian community can only be achieved by starting from small groups constructed by personal faith and mutual love, in order to reach all of society, since mankind, linked to God privately and publicly in the social, cultural, political sphere etc., can come together in an orderly sovereignty integrating history, religion, culture and many institutions.
  • H. Exc. Most Rev. Francisco ALVAREZ MARTÍNEZ, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain (2 October 1999) Press Office of the Holy See