| Styles of Francisco Álvarez Martínez |
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|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Toledo (emeritus) |
Francisco Álvarez Martínez (born 14 July 1925 in Santa Eulalia de Ferroñes, Llanera, Asturias) is the former archbishop of the Spanish see of Toledo and a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
He was appointed bishop of Tarazona on 13 April 1973 by Pope Paul VI. He was consecreted by Luigi Dadaglio, nuncio in Spain, assisted by Pedro Cantero Cuadrado, archbishop of Zaragoza, and by José Méndez Asensio, archbishop of Pamplona. He was transferred to the see of Calahora y La Calzada-Logroño on 20 December 1976 where he remained until his transfer to the see of Orihuela-Alicante on 12 May 1989. He was promoted to the metropolitan and primatial see of Toledo on 23 June 1995 just before his 70th birthday.
He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Monte Verde in the consistory of 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese, October 24, 2002. Barely eligible to vote at only three months before his 80th birthday, Álvarez Martínez was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
| Preceded by See vacant |
Bishop of Tarazona 1973–1976 |
Succeeded by Victorio Oliver Domingo |
| Preceded by Abilio del Campo y de la Barcena |
Bishop of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño 1975–1989 |
Succeeded by Ramón Búa Otero |
| Preceded by Pablo Barrachina y Estevan |
Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante 1989–1995 |
Succeeded by Victorio Oliver Domingo |
| Preceded by Marcelo González Martín |
Archbishop of Toledo 1995–2002 |
Succeeded by Antonio Cañizares Llovera |
| Preceded by José Guerra Campos |
Apostolic Administrator of Cuenca 1996 |
Succeeded by Ramón del Hoyo López |